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PACHI RACHI is a traditional mountainous village in Aegina with two beautiful churches and houses made of stone. It is located at the foot of the historical Mount Oros, about which Pausanias wrote. Below the village, hidden in a valley is the unknown olive grove of Aegina, Eliones.The Cultural Society of Pachi Rachi, "The Ellanion Oros" is organizing in August an annual event to celebrate the mountainous parts of Aegina.
Pachia Rachi:
This settlement was one of four for which evidence of Neolithic habitation is certain, along with Aegina, Alones, and Kamara. Inhabitants came from the Peloponnese, and were involved with agriculture and animals. Excavations have also confirmed human habitation during Mycenean times in many areas of the island. The good volcanic soil of the village and presence of water from wells and rock-lined ponds (known as souvales) provided for successful agriculture. Local legend refers to a cave and to an underground tunnel which began in Marathonas (on the coast far below) and culminated in the village. This legend is connected with mention of an ancient aqueduct that supplied water to the village and the existence of wells, the last public well closed off in 1850, which was located in the agricultural plain of Marathonas.
Directions: From Aegina town:
Take the road that leads uphill to Tzikides. After the Tzikides, keep on driving, you will see the village on your right hand site. From Aegina, Pachia Rachi can be reached within 10 car minutes.
From Athens by boat(you can take car) is 1 hour and 15 minutes, by Flying dolphin is only 40 minutes.