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( 22970 61051; Perdika; mains €12-15; lunch & dinner)
The most locally popular of Per-
dika's seafood tavernas; known for the highest-quality seafood and no-nonsense Greek
staples.
ANGISTRI ΑΓΚΙΣΤΡΙ
POP 1,120
Tiny Angistri lies a few kilometres off the west coast of Aegina and out of high season
makes a rewarding day trip or a worthwhile longer escape. Visit
www.agistri.com.gr
for
island information.
Getting There & Away
Fast hydrofoils and car ferries come from Piraeus (hydrofoil/ferry 55min/90min, €13.50/
10.50) via Aegina (hydrofoils 10min, €5.20, 6 daily; ferry 20min, €2.50, 1 daily). Angis-
tri Express (
Click here
)
serves Aegina several times daily, Mon-Sat.
Water taxis (
Click here
)
costs €45 one way between Aegina and Angistri.
Getting Around
Several buses a day during summer run from Skala and Mylos to Limenaria and
Dhragonera Beach. It's worth hiring a scooter (€15) or sturdy bike (€6) to explore the
coastline road.
You can also follow tracks from Metohi overland through cool pine forest to reach
Dhragonera Beach. Take a compass; tracks divide often and route-finding can be frustrat-
ing.
Kostas Bike Hire
( 22970 91021; Skala)
Takis Rent A Bike & Bicycles
(
22970 91001; Mylos)
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Skala & AroundΣκάλα
The port-resort village of Skala is crammed with small hotels, apartments, tavernas and
cafes but life, in general, still ticks along gently. A right turn from the quay leads to the
small harbour beach and then to a church on a low headland. Beyond lies the best beach
on the island, but it disappears beneath sun loungers and broiling bodies in July and
