Moni
The pine-covered islet across the strait, with a beach, a small summer café and peacocks under the trees.
Aegina · Perdika & the west coast · Πέρδικα
Perdika, the fish village
A fishing harbour at the southern tip, where Athenians come for fish lunch and the boat to Moni
Perdika & the west coast · Aegina
About Perdika
Perdika, 'the partridge', is the fishing village at the south-western end of the island, about 9 km from Aegina Town. Its small harbour is full of painted caiques, and above it a raised terrace is lined with fish tavernas looking straight across the water to the islet of Moni and, beyond, the mountains of the Peloponnese and the volcanic peninsula of Methana. On summer weekends families from Athens come out just for lunch here. From the quay little boats cross to Moni in about ten minutes.
Where to stay
Where you'll wake up in Perdika
Perdika
Fall asleep to the fishing boats coming back into Perdika
Perdika Mare Guesthouse · Guesthouse · €€
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Small hotel
Hotel Venetia
Perdika · Perdika & the west coast
A small hotel in Perdika, a few metres from the fishing harbour and its tavernas, a simple base for the boat to Moni and the beaches of the west coast.
Where to eat
Tables we love in Perdika
Fish taverna
Nontas Fish Restaurant
Perdika · Perdika & the west coast
A family fish taverna by the water at Perdika, next to the little marina, which says it has been cooking since 1936: fish from local boats, homemade pies and the house fish soup, with Moni and the Peloponnese across the water.
Fish taverna
Antonis
Perdika · Perdika & the west coast
One of the best-known fish tavernas on the Perdika waterfront, with fresh fish from the Saronic Gulf, local Aegina produce and tables looking over the fishing boats in the harbour.
Within an easy drive
Around Perdika
Marathonas and Aiginitissa
The sandy beaches on the coast road back towards town, a few minutes north by car.
Good to know
Before you go to Perdika
Getting there
By the island bus, a taxi or a scooter down the west-coast road from Aegina Town, about 15 minutes, past the beaches of Marathonas.
When to go
Late spring and early autumn, and midweek rather than at weekends, when the tables above the harbour fill with Athenians. Come for a late lunch and stay for the sunset.
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Temple of Aphaia
A limestone temple of about 500 BC on a pine-clad summit, with Athens on the far side of the water
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The island's beach resort, in a sandy bay at the foot of the temple hill
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