What is more vivid in a city than people walking, seating, playing, living (at) the urban fabric. Even when these activities take place at the seaside, the data are still the same. But when this place is unsuitable to host that kind of activities, these data disappear, and the place may be led to declination.

 This research comes to introduce ways to activate a nodal point for tourism with great historical interest. Connection and activation are the keywords of the design process. By incorporating uses that relate both to the tourists and the local people of the island, a healthy and constructive coexistence becomes possible.

The promenade from the commercial waterfront to the cultural one, where the archaeological site of Kolona takes place, is being emphasized, while the public square that’s nearby is being redesigned. Three buildings are placed. Two at the port, where one of them serves the boats and gives touristic information and the other one is an exhibition place. The third one is at the public square and it serves the city and intercity buses.

 Meanwhile, environmental elements are being considered and bioclimatic criteria are being applied, in order to improve the microclimate of the area and not only that.

 After an analysis of the history of Aegina, of the characteristics of the area and personal experiences, the result of the study for the activation and amelioration of the waterfront's area of the port of Aegina is being presented in this thesis.