Aegina, Greece: Mythical Island of the Vanished Goddess
Across the blue waters of the Saronic Gulf, scarcely an hour from the great sprawl of Athens, lies an island that once dared to rival it. Aegina today has an altogether gentler character. Fishing boats crowd its harbour, neoclassical buildings line the waterfront, pistachio trees cover parts of its interior, and pine-covered hills descend towards…
