What to do · Cape Sounion
The coast road from Athens to Sounion
Information
- Duration
- 1 h 15
- Distance
- 70 km
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- With a hire car
The classic way to Sounion is along the coast, not by the inland motorway. You leave Athens towards Faliro and follow Poseidonos Avenue and then the Athens – Sounion road: Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza, Lagonisi and Saronida, with the Saronic Gulf on your right almost all the way. It is about 70 km and a little over an hour without stops.
Where to stop
- Vouliagmeni: the warm-water lake, about 25 km from the centre.
- Varkiza and Lagonisi: beaches and coves beside the road for a swim.
- Legrena: the bay just before the cape, with the temple already in view.
Out by the coast, back inland
On the way back, at night, you can go up through Lavrio and Keratea to the Attiki Odos motorway: it is faster to reach the airport or north Athens. Watch the coastal bends at dusk, with summer beach traffic heading back.
Tips
- Set out in daylight The appeal is the sea: if you leave at night, the route is wasted.
- Petrol before Saronida Past Lagonisi there are fewer places to refuel.
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