Aigion
Aigion or Aigio (until 1991, Egio) is a town in northeast Achaea that has a population of around 12,000, with a square, a bus terminal and a fountain in downtown. Aigion is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the northwest. The city can be accessed by GR-8A from the south and west with one full and one partial interchanges, and has a rest area and is also bounded. The location is around 38.3 or 28'18 N and nearly 22 E. Mountains neighbor the southern part. The town sits on arable land which covers over a quarter of the community. The mountains of the Panachaicus and Erymanthus are rarely seen.
The Port of Aigion serves ferry service to Agios Nikolaos in the northeast. Ferry service is very small and only has a few boats. The port is crossed by rail. East of the port is a railway station. The city is bounded by a river in the east and west. It can be accessed by another highway for Temeni, Pteri and Kalavryta on GR-31
History
A mid-1994 earthquake rumbled and damaged buildings in downtown core with a few casualties.
Agricultural protests in February, 2004. It had blocked GR-8A. The protests lasted several days and blockades was created and closed main highways for two days. It was followed by rioting in the groves and rioting at a building in the night.
