# The marble dam of Lake Marathon

What to do en Marathon · Marathon

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/things-to-do/marathon-lake-dam · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 0 € 
- Duración: 30 min
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: All ages

Viewpoint · 30 min · Free · The 1920s dam that supplied water to Athens, faced in Pentelic marble, above a reservoir among pines

What it is
West of the village of Marathon, the lake is a reservoir surrounded by pines that for decades was Athens's main water store. Its dam, from the late 1920s, is faced in white marble from Mount Pentelicus, the same as the Parthenon, and looks more like a monument than a hydraulic work. The road passes over the crest.
How to get there
By car from Marathon, about 10 minutes west. It is a short stop on the way back to Athens if you return by the inland route.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 38.1675, 23.9014

## Cerca de aquí

- [Marathon Archaeological Museum and the Plataean mound](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/things-to-do/marathon-museum), a 4.1 km
- [The Marathon tumulus of the Athenians](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/things-to-do/tumulus-of-the-athenians), a 8.6 km
- [Schinias beach and pine wood](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/things-to-do/schinias-beach-and-park), a 9.8 km
- [Moraitis Beach, a Beach Club at Schinias](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-eat/moraitis-beach-schinias), a 10.7 km
- [Argo, Ouzeri and Fish Taverna](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-eat/argo-nea-makri), a 10.8 km
- [I Trata, Fish Taverna](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-eat/trata-nea-makri), a 11.4 km
- [Marathon Beach Resort](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-stay/marathon-beach-resort), a 11.5 km
- [Ballos Apartments](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-stay/ballos-apartments), a 11.5 km

## Consejos

### Stop on the way back
It is on the way if you return to Athens via Agios Stefanos.

Destino: [Marathon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon.md)