E gina Ae gina A plac e to be ...! Presented by Petros Petritis - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
E gina Ae gina A plac e to be ...! Presented by Petros Petritis 2, July 2014 Agenda -sightseeing and monuments -culture - history -events -alternative tourism -marketing - branding of Aegina -activities of a tourist in the
Presented by Petros Petritis 2, July 2014
Agenda
Ge ne r al Infor mation
Gulf
(Ae gina, K ipse li, Vathi, Me sagro s, Pe rdika)
Marina, Pe rdika)
How to ge t the r e
F ro m the po rt o f Pirae us the re are daily de parture s o f F e rry Bo ats and F lying Do lphins to Ae gina. T he F e rry Bo ats ac c e pt c ars and the trip lasts fo r 1 h. and 15 min. By F lying Do lphins the trip lasts fo r 40 min. E xc e pt than the ve sse ls to the main po rt o f Ae gina, the re are also ships during the summe r pe rio d to the po rt
Marina
Histor y
F ro m T he diffe re nt findings in the are a
that the first inhabitants in Ae gina appe ar e d in the se c o nd half o f the 4th mille nnium b.c . (3500-3000 b.c .). F ro m 734to 459 b.c . Ae gina c o uld c o mpe te with big c itie s in Mikra Asia that we re base d o n trade . Due to the se c o me rc ial transac tio ns,in 650 B.C. the pe o ple o f Ae gina made the ir o wn silve r c o ins, “T urtle ” o r “Drac hma”, the first Gre e k and E uro pe an c o in.
Histor y
Whe n the c rusade rs to o k o ve r K
give n to the Ve ne tians. I n 1537 A.D. the T urks de c lare d war against Ve nic e and the le ade r o f the T urkish fle e t Barbaro ssa de stro ye d and burne d Ae gina. Only a fe w c hurc he s in Palia Cho ra mana ge d to save . T he first T urkish do minatio n laste d fro m 1540 to 1687 A.D. I n 1828 it be c ame the first c apital o f Gre e c e and I
apo distriaswas the first go ve rno r
T he te mple of Aphe a
is one o f the pre se rve d Do ric te mple s, dating fro m the be ginning o f the 5th B.C. c e ntury, built o f lo c al “po ro s” sto ne , and se rving as a mo de l fo r the c o nstruc tio n o f the Parthe no n and
(e nd o f the 6th B.C. c e ntury). At the fo o t o f the hill lie s the Arc hae o lo gic al Muse um, whic h unique finds.
At the to p o f the hill o f Kolona, the re wa s the te mple of Apollo. I t wa s built a ro und the 6th B.C. Ce ntury. T he te mp le wa s o f re c ta ng ula r sha pe c o mprise d by 11 pilla rs o n the lo ng side a nd 6 pilla rs o n the sho rt. So uthe rn to the te mple , Pro pyla ia wa s fo und, a lo ng with 2 o the r sma lle r building s. At the bo tto m o f K
Ae gina’s Ar c hae ologic al Muse um
c o nta ins a nc ie nt re ma ins a nd re lic s. It wa s fo unde d in 1832 by Io a nnis K a po distria s. In the muse um, the re a re va rio us ve sse ls, po tte ry, c e ra mic s, a la ba ste r, links, sta tue s, sig ns, c o ins, g uns a nd c o ppe ry ve sse ls.
Muse ums Ae gina Ar c hae ologic al Muse um
ho use d in a struc tura l built a t the a rc ha e o lo gic a l site o f K
Aphaia Muse um is o n the g ro unds o f
the T e mple o f Apha ia a nd ho use s re mna ts o f the T e mple
Histor ic al and F
e Muse um o f
Ae g ina is ho use d in a ne o c la ssic a l building a t Spyro u Ro di T he Chr
istos Kapr alos muse um
in Ae g ina is lo c a te d in the NW side o f the to wn, o n the c o a sta l ro a d str a ig ht fro m the ha rbo ur
T he Gove r nme nt House is lo c a te d
c lo se to the Me tro po lis, in the c e ntre
t is a ve ry impo rta nt to the mo de rn g re e k histo ry building . He re wa s ho use d Gre e c e ’ s
F ir st Gove r nme nt by the first Go ve rno r
a po distria s
Kapodistrian buildings
In the c e ntre o f Ae g ina the re is the
Mar ke llos’ T
1800 by Spyro s Ma rke llo s a re pre se nta tive in the Gre e k Pa rlia me nt. In Ma rke llo s’ T
the first g o ve rnme nt wa s ho use d fro m 1816 until 1828 a nd fo r a sho rt time pe rio d the fund o f the He lle nic sta te wa s fo und the re .
Kapodistrian buildings
T he Cathe dr al wa s a lso use d a s a
pa rlia me nt ho use in 1827 a nd in 1828 fo r the first Gre e k g o ve rme nt. In the Ca the dra l, the re a re ma ny histo ric re lic s, a ma rble ic o n sc re e n, re ma rka ble mura ls a nd ic o ns. In 1830, a fte r a do na tio n ma de by a Swiss ba nke r c a lle d E una rd io s, the
E unar dios Sc hool of T e ac hing wa s
built ne xt to the Ca the dra l whic h is a ne o c la ssic building .
Kapodistrian buildings
T he Munic ipal T heatr e of Aegina use d
as mutual te ac hing sc ho o l . No wadays it is use d by the Munic ipal T he a tr e Co mpany to re g ularly stag e plays and fo r a varie ty o f c ultural e ve nts.
Kapodistrian buildings
T he Or phanage was initially built fro m
apo distr ia s to ho use and te ac h c hildre n o rphane d by 1821 War o f Inde pende nc e . It usually re fe rre d as a priso n is c urre ntly unde r the purvie w o f Ministry
re sto re it using E uro pe an funds.
Kapodistrian buildings
6 klm fro m the to wn o f Ae g ina is the
c hur c h and T he Monaster y of Saint Nektar ios was
built aro und 1904-1910 by the bisho p Pe ntapo le o s Ne ktario s. Ne ktario s live d in the Mo naste ry and die d in 1920. In 1961 he was de c lare d a Saint. T he Mo naste ry is o n the ro ad to Saint Marina and it's abo ut 6 kilo me te rs away fro m the to wn o f Ae g ina. Clo se to the c hurc h is Virg in Mary Xriso le o ntissa's Mo naste ry whic h was built in the e a rly 17th c e ntury. It has hig h walls and it lo o ks mo re like a fo rt. It was built that way be c ause the mo nks we re afraid o f the pirate s.
E vents
Many e ve nts take plac e in Ae g ina during summe r, suc h as re ligio us e ve nts, traditio nal e ve nts e tc .
Inter national music festivals, tr aditional and folk danc ing festival, T heatr e festival, MAST E R beac h volley
‘ Aegina - Cultur
al Summer
st c apital of moder n Gr eec e’
June - July Aug ust the fistiki fest (pistac hio festival) in 18-21 Se pte mbe r
L eisur e & E nter tainment
Be ac he s o f So uvala Maratho nas Vag ia Ae g initissa Ag ia Marina Pe rdika Po rte s Mo ni with be a c h bars until late and wate r spo rts, tave rnas, bars and nig ht c lubs
Hiking the Aegina tr ials Sailing in Ae gina Cyc ling in Aegina
Alternative tourism
www.disc over aegina.gr
Marketing - brandings Social media Fam trips Interviews Magazines newspapers
Blue F lag Agia Mar ina beac h
Marketing - brandings
T ype of tour ism
Marketing - brandings
Activities in the Town
Port of Aegina
Athens – Aegina…so close Benefits of the close distance
has been improved to the media around the globe.
Piraeus.
development : pedestrianization
Museum of Modern Art, Lyrical stage, park of Hellinikon, 4. 150 new flights every week in
Hotels in Aegina Aegina Hotels 16 x hotels *** x2 ** x8 * x6 8 x studios & apart. **** x1 *** x3 ** x2 * x2
Weaknesses of the tourism
places in the Marina
restored yet
parking places
Infrastructure Aegina Town
tartan and the main field island
Our vision for the future
facilities (5* hotel in the Aegina Town) and services
and surrounding ports)
buildings (historical center)
standards cultural and athletic)
branding
www.discoveraegina.gr
Petros Petritis petritispetros@gmail.com