Salamina lies in the entry of Eleysina gulf and is hardly 1 n.mile from Piraeus. It is a beautiful island and due to being so close to Athens ideal for a visit on weekends.

A glorious moment of its history was the naval battle of Salamine in 480 B.C. when the Greeks shattered the Persian fleet and thus saving the country from the Persian intrusion.

Sights

• the Byzantine Monastery of Faneromeni with remarkable murals
• the house of the poet Aggelos Sikelianos
• in Aianteio discoveries of a Mycanean settlement
• Ruins of the ancient city of the island
• the Monastery of Saint Nikolaos Lemonion.