Sacred monuments of faith set within the Aeginetan landscape
Scattered across the island, Aegina’s churches combine symbolic significance with architectural beauty, on an island that remains a steady destination for religious tourism.
At the entrance to the port, the stone-built Church of Agios Nikolaos, dating from the 17th century, welcomes visitors arriving on the island by boat. Equally striking are the two towering bell towers of the Metropolitan Church, the first cathedral of free Greece, which dates to around 1800.
Roughly a quarter of an hour by road from Aegina port lies one of the island’s foremost landmarks, the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity – Saint Nektarios. The relics of Saint Nektarios (Nektarios of Pentapolis or Nektarios of Aegina), regarded as miraculous, are kept there and attract pilgrims throughout the year. On the site where the Monastery was built, between 1904 and 1910, there had previously stood a small Byzantine monastery.
The Holy Monastery of Saint Anastasia in Livadi has been operating since 1955 and houses icons painted in the Russian style.
The Church of Faneromeni stands on the new road to Agia Marina, dates to the 13th century and is built within a catacomb.
Between the villages of Asomatoi and Kypseli, Omorfi Ekklesia, also known as Agioi Theodoroi, dating from the late 12th century, is the best-preserved Byzantine monument on Aegina. It houses the icon of the Nativity of Christ, depicting the Virgin Mary as the Nursing Mother.
Dozens of other churches, chapels and country shrines stand out for their style, colour and materials, lending something unique to the island’s map and inviting you to explore them.
At the entrance to the port, the stone-built Church of Agios Nikolaos, dating from the 17th century, welcomes visitors arriving on the island by boat. Equally striking are the two towering bell towers of the Metropolitan Church, the first cathedral of free Greece, which dates to around 1800.
Roughly a quarter of an hour by road from Aegina port lies one of the island’s foremost landmarks, the Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity – Saint Nektarios. The relics of Saint Nektarios (Nektarios of Pentapolis or Nektarios of Aegina), regarded as miraculous, are kept there and attract pilgrims throughout the year. On the site where the Monastery was built, between 1904 and 1910, there had previously stood a small Byzantine monastery.
The Holy Monastery of Saint Anastasia in Livadi has been operating since 1955 and houses icons painted in the Russian style.
The Church of Faneromeni stands on the new road to Agia Marina, dates to the 13th century and is built within a catacomb.
Between the villages of Asomatoi and Kypseli, Omorfi Ekklesia, also known as Agioi Theodoroi, dating from the late 12th century, is the best-preserved Byzantine monument on Aegina. It houses the icon of the Nativity of Christ, depicting the Virgin Mary as the Nursing Mother.
Dozens of other churches, chapels and country shrines stand out for their style, colour and materials, lending something unique to the island’s map and inviting you to explore them.
