If this is all too energetic for you it takes just ten minutes to drive from the northernmost village of Megalochori to Limenaria in the south. Alternatively, one of the best ways to explore the island is by kayak as Agistri is just 13.4 km². Lekani Lake is a great location for hiking & biking and constitutes a wetland with rare species of plants and birds. You’ll only get a true idea of this tiny island, covered with oregano, figs, lemons and lush pine forests by foot. The beaches here are picture-perfect Aponisos (€5 entry) Chalikiada (you can wild camp here) Dragonera Mariza Milos Skala and Skliri beach are all shallow, rocky and have calm waters perfect for lazing in and for snorkelling. In order to get to Agistri, you’ll need to head to the Port of Piraeus and find Gate E8 where the ferries and Flying Dolphins leave and head towards Agistri and the other Saronic islands (Aegina, Methana, Poros, Hydra & Spetses). The island boasts seven amazing beaches and a number of quaint picturesque villages featuring typical white-washed Greek cottages. It is best known for its phenomenal beaches and crystal clear coastline. In addition to practical information, the travel handbooks also contain general information about Iceland, events that take place in Iceland this summer and photographs taken by Iceland Review’s photographer and deputy editor Páll Stefánsson.Agistri, also known as Angistri or Agkistri, is a tiny, quiet Greek island in the Saronic Gulf.

The books are essential for tourists as they contain a chapter about each part of Iceland, a list of local services and detailed maps where guest houses, camping areas and swimming pools are included, both in urban and rural areas.Īccording to a poll last summer, one third of all foreign tourists who visited Iceland made use of the Heimur travel handbooks and 48 percent of all German tourists used Rund um Island as their main traveling aid. The handbooks, entitled Around Iceland, Rund um Island and Á ferd um Ísland are published in English, German and Icelandic in 90,000 copies every year and are distributed to about 500 tourist locations nationwide. The books contain information about the main destinations in Iceland and practical information for tourists.

The Heimur tourist handbooks, which were published last month in three languages, are now available for free downloading.

Free download non touristy islands