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ground floor of the traditional building looks into 2 courtyards which
are built in such a way that there is always shade decorated with built
in stone seats and various old traditional pieces of furniture. The
rooms therefore overlooking the courtyards are much more simple giving
you the feeling of island's simplicity rather than the heavy classy
rooms on the 1st floor with its high painted ceilings... |
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1987 the Aeginitiko Archontiko was taken over by Mr. Fotis Voulgarakis
who renovated the whole building and converted it into an A' class
traditional hotel. |
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the port of Aegina is located a very stylish neoclassical traditional
hotel painted in brick red. The building was built in the 1700
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through the years has accommodate legendary characters of the modern
Greek history. After liberty from the Turks and the establishment of
the new Greek government, Aegina became the first capital city of
Greece. During that period, the Shipping Minister Admiral
Kountouriotis lived in Archontiko. In the next century the owner Mrs
Barbara Mpitrou (Deve) offered her hospitality to Saint Nektarios when
he still was an unknown monk in a monastery on the outskirts Aegina.
The Saint used to travel to town with his donkey for his food supplies
and during the night slept at the lodge. When Mrs Zenovia Mpitrou (Deve)
was the next owner, Kostas Varnalis the Greek poet lived in the house
for two years. During the weekends many intellectual friends visited
the poet. Among others the world famous Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis.
The inspiration from the islands unique lifestyle and the celebrations
that took place, gave Varnalis the motive to write the poem "ANDRIKOS
BALLAD". Later on Mikis Theodorakis wrote music for the ballad and
made a song out of it. 
