Historic Sites & Buildings
Buildings and sites of historical importance
The houses of another thriving era were masterpieces of exceptional architecture.
The shape and the characteristics of the architecture of the buildings, in relation to their history and the differences of use over the years, know us the local history and the evolution of the city of Aigio but of the wider area of Egialia.
Walking through the historic center of Aigio you will find the most interesting buildings and places associated with events that played a decisive role in the history, social and economic life of the city.
During your trips to the mountainous Egialia you will find beautiful settlements and places of particular historical interest.
The prominent plane tree in Aegio’s beach is also known as Pausanias’ plane, as it was mentioned by the ancient traveller. This more than a century old tree is one […]
The historical monument in the beach of Aegio has its own history in the passage of time. It stood strong before natural disasters and human interventions. Standing along the plane […]
The Diakopto–Kalavryta Rack Railway (Odontotos) is one of Greece’s most important engineering and historical landmarks and the country’s only rack railway of its kind. Completed in 1896 after five years […]
Aegio’s best viewpoint of the entire city and the Corinthian Gulf. In this green and well-kept square you will find the Monument of the Unknown Soldier, the Holy Church of […]
This is one of the biggest and most amazing mansions in Aigio, designed by the architect P. Kalkos in 1860. The owner was goldsmith. One of his sons became the […]
If you were told to choose or guess which City Hall is, this building would be your choice. A neoclassical house, built in 1867 by the wealthy merchant Aristides Georgiou, […]
The neoclassical with its simplistic luxurious decoration was built in the last decade of the last century and is a generous and moving donation by the wealthy merchant Xenophon Stavropoulos […]
The ghost building that marks the port of Aigio was one of the most important factories throughout Greece and a development center with strong economic influence in the wider area. […]
Since 1901 to date, the 172 “stairs” connect the Lower Town with the Upper Town, starting from the beach at the height of the railway. Impressively wide, measuring as much […]
This district was developed by people from Galaxidi, during Greece’s Ottoman Occupation. In specific, in 1820 Ali Passas of Giannena asked the people from Galaxidi to staff his boats with […]