Aegina

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.

The Attica Regional Authority has attributed the latest damage to the underwater pipeline for Aegina island in the Saronic Gulf to sabotage. 

It was the fourth time that the pipeline has suffered damage and now there are indications that an explosive device was used.

Passengers on Apollon Hellas ferry faced disruption on Thursday after the ship suffered an engine failure before its departure from the port of Piraeus. 

The ferry, operated by Saronic Ferries, was schedule to travel to the island of Aegina, near Athens, early this morning. It has 130 passengers, 35 cars, 13 trucks and six two-wheelers on board.

The Explorers - Friends of Cultural and Hiking Excursions have planned a three-day trip to the Saronic island of Aegina, starting from and ending at the port of Piraeus, to change the year in an adventurous spirit.

Three 15-year-old students on a school trip to the island of Aegina, near Athens, were injured while disembarking from their bus, police said on Thursday.

The incident happened because the handbrake was not properly engaged and the vehicle rolled a few meters towards another parked bus, trapping them in between.

A Swiss entrepreneur recently made one of the most expensive real estate purchases in Athens in recent years, acquiring a penthouse in the Anaktora area near the Presidential Palace for 18 million euros, which equates to approximately 56,000 euros per square meter.

St. Nectarios of Aegina is one of the most renowned Greek saints

There are many reports from Dutch media about Greek destinations that are attractive to visit this year. During this period, the list of the five proposed destinations in Greece for religious tourism stand out, according to Griekenland.net, the "tourist source" of the Netherlands exclusively for travel to Greece.

Three newly built catamaran passenger ships will as of next spring replace the old "flying dolphins" that have served destinations in the Saronic Gulf for more than 40 years, as Hellenic Seaways is renewing its fleet.

The company undertaking the project to link the Saronic island of Aegina to the network of the Athens Water Company (EYDAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Port Authority of Salamina, off Piraeus, after pipes that were supposed to be used to build the 14-kilometer pipeline were damaged by unknown assailants.