Comprising of a few major islands and many smaller islands, the SARONIC ISLANDS (Σαρωνικός Nησιά) are located in the Saronic Gulf (part of the larger Aegean Sea), in southeastern Greece; they are west of the Cyclades Islands (link opens to my Cyclades post) and south/southwest of Greece's capital, Athens. Almost every island in the Saronic Islands archipelago possesses unique characteristics. Spetsopoula (tiny island below Spétses in southern Saronic Islands) is a private island owned by Stavros Niarchos, who built the first oil tankers. Meanwhile, Dokos (which is also in southern Saronic Islands) is known for being inhabited with about a dozen Greeks, which are Orthodox monks and sheep herders. Lastly, Aígina (also known as Aegina) is famous for the myth in which Zeus brought the princess that he fell in love with, Aegina, to this once-uninhabited island to be alone with her. Also, Aegina's inhabitants minted the first coins in the western world.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Saronic Islands
Comprising of a few major islands and many smaller islands, the SARONIC ISLANDS (Σαρωνικός Nησιά) are located in the Saronic Gulf (part of the larger Aegean Sea), in southeastern Greece; they are west of the Cyclades Islands (link opens to my Cyclades post) and south/southwest of Greece's capital, Athens. Almost every island in the Saronic Islands archipelago possesses unique characteristics. Spetsopoula (tiny island below Spétses in southern Saronic Islands) is a private island owned by Stavros Niarchos, who built the first oil tankers. Meanwhile, Dokos (which is also in southern Saronic Islands) is known for being inhabited with about a dozen Greeks, which are Orthodox monks and sheep herders. Lastly, Aígina (also known as Aegina) is famous for the myth in which Zeus brought the princess that he fell in love with, Aegina, to this once-uninhabited island to be alone with her. Also, Aegina's inhabitants minted the first coins in the western world.
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