Aegina

Greece has returned a total of 1,055 ancient coins which were illegally excavated and smuggled out of  Turkey, in the first such repatriation between the two countries.

The coins were seized by customs at the Kipi border crossing on the Greek-Turkish land border in July 2019.

The Environment Ministry has scaled back its plan to merge municipal water and sewerage companies (DEYAs) on the islands, following opposition from local governments. 

According to a draft bill set to be released for public consultation, the existing DEYAs and municipal water services in the islands of the Cyclades, the Dodecanese and the Northern Aegean will remain unchanged.

The pistachio arrived in Aegina only a century ago but found the ideal environment to take root on the island of Saronic Gulf. The climate and soil gave and still give one of the most beloved nuts.

The tradition of pistachio cultivation and processing on the island has been going strong for 120 years, since its introduction there. Preserving and showcasing this traditional knowledge is crucial for Aegina’s collective memory and modern identity.

Upon arriving at the port, one is immediately welcomed into Aegina's artistic realm by "The Gate of Aegina," a large-scale sculpture by Kostas Varotsos. Crafted from glass and metal, it mirrors the proportions of the wooden doors found adorning the island's neoclassical buildings.

Since 2021, a team of researchers from the Swiss School of Archeology in Greece and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and the Islands has been exploring the top of Mount Hellanion, the highest peak on Aegina island, as well as the entire Saronic Gulf. A sanctuary dedicated to Zeus previously stood where the Analipsi Chapel stands today, overlooking the gulf.

Aegina's water pipeline was not sabotaged, as previously believed, but rather burst due to technical faults, the island's mayor Giannis Zorbas said during municipal council meeting on Wednesday.

Residents of the Greek island of Aegina have spent several days without drinkable water running in their homes after an alleged act of sabotage disabled an undersea pipeline from the mainland, authorities in Athens said Tuesday.

On the one hand, the government repeats it is pushing for "innovation, extroversion, modernization," but, on the other hand, in the bowels of the shadowy deep state, some illegible "interests" are following a reverse course. On Friday, serious acts of infrastructure sabotage were made public that had affected two Greek islands, Aegina and Crete.

Greece is investing - as it should - in modern infrastructure. It is a public asset that should not be left unguarded, exposed to petty and destructive local interests, as is the case with Aegina, where repeated instances of sabotage remain unsolved.