This blog is dedicated to the most alluring island I have ever visited. As the title suggests, there are three ways of spelling the name of the island in English. Two are based upon the local style whereby the name suggests the inclusion of an N. It is a place we have visited many times and one which draws us back, time after time. The population is only 700 out of season but swells to 4 figures when the sun is shining!
Athens is a mere 20 miles away and yet the island appears to be an isolated gem. There are no ruins to visit and little is known of its history. Three villages constitute the community - Skala, Megalohori and Limenaria. Skala is a classic but small summer resort where most visitors gravitate. It's name comes from the fact that when anyone wished to travel to the neighbouring island of Aegina, they had to take a boat from the beach using a ladder. Ladder, in Greek, is Skala, hence the name of this resort. Until very recently it was the main port for visiting Anghistri. Indeed it is the one to which the daily car ferry sails to collect passengers and vehicles. Megalohori is the capital and its centre is marked by a cafenion, a supermarket and the main church for the island. As for Limenaria, it has remained untouched as it is an inland community. There people still function within the small agricultural activities on this side of the island.
Since the opening and blessing of its new port in 2006, Megalohori has seen a vast improvement to its transfer services between the island and Piraeus, the port of Athens.
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