# Sunday in Poros by Car from Athens: the Galatas Lemon Grove, the Clock Tower and Lunch on Neorio Beach

Drive to Galatas, a walk through the lemon grove, a five-minute boat to the village, the clock tower and museum, lunch on Neorio beach and the sanctuary of Poseidon.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/poros/itineraries/sunday-by-car-lemon-grove-and-neorio · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:30 · Salida: 2 h 30 by car (motorway to Corinth, Epidaurus and the Methana coast to Galatas)
- 10:00 · Crossing to Galatas and the lemon forest (A walk among lemon and orange trees, about 3 km from Galatas)
  - 15 min by boat
- 11:45 · The clock tower and the upper streets of Poros (You leave the car at Galatas and cross by boat; steps up to the tower)
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:45 · Poros Archaeological Museum (Korizi Square · €5)
  - 10 min by taxi, 4 km
- 14:00 · Vassilis Taverna (Stews of the day and a beach in front; April to October) · Vassilis Taverna, €€
  - 15 min by taxi, 7 km
- 16:30 · Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia (The temple stones among pines, with a view of the gulf)
- 18:00 · Vuelta: 15 min by boat (Taxi to the quay and boat to Galatas)
  - 2 h 30 by car (Via Methana and Epidaurus; in Athens around 20:45)

Poros is usually reached by ferry from Piraeus, with more than five hours of boat in the day. By land there is another way: you drive to Galatas, on the Peloponnese coast, leave the car there and cross the channel on a five-minute boat. This Sunday makes the most of both shores: in the morning, the Galatas lemon grove; at midday, the village of white steps below the clock tower; lunch, in a casserole taverna on Neorio beach, and the afternoon, among the pines of the sanctuary of Poseidon.

## The day, hour by hour

7:30 · Leave Athens. Motorway to Corinth, the Epidaurus road and the Methana coast to Galatas. About two and a half hours.

10:00 · The lemon grove. About 3 km from Galatas, the Lemonodasos is a forest of lemon and orange trees at the foot of the mountain, among irrigation channels and dirt tracks. In March and April, when they blossom, you can smell it from afar. A gentle walk of an hour and a half, with little shade: bring water.

11:45 · The boat and the clock tower. You go back to Galatas, park near the quay and cross by boat: Poros village is opposite, 200 metres away. From the quay, climb the steps between whitewashed houses to the clock tower, with the channel and Galatas below.

12:45 · The Archaeological Museum. On Korizi Square, five minutes from the harbour: the Mycenaean finds of the district opposite. €5; open Wednesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 15:00.

14:00 · Lunch at Vassilis. A taxi drops you in ten minutes at Megalo Neorio beach, although a boat also leaves the old harbour every hour. Vassilis Taverna has been open since 1939 among pines, facing the water: stews of the day that you choose from the trays, moussaka, lamb kleftiko, giant beans, grilled meat and fish. Afterwards, a swim on the same beach.

16:30 · The sanctuary of Poseidon. At the top of Kalaureia, among pines, the stones of the temple where Demosthenes took refuge fleeing the Macedonians and where he poisoned himself in 322 BC. There is little left standing, but the place and the view over the gulf deserve the climb.

18:00 · Return. Taxi to the quay, boat to Galatas and car via Methana and Epidaurus. In Athens around 20:45.

## If you change something

In summer, swap the sanctuary for an afternoon swim at Askeli beach. Outside Vassilis's season, eat on the harbour promenade, at Poseidon, run by a family of fishermen, with a children's menu. And if you want to stay, Manessi has rooms with balconies over the channel, below the tower.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
To Galatas, and a boat or small ferry to cross; on the island, on foot, by taxi or on the Neorio boat.

### Without a car
Saronic Ferries ferry from Piraeus, about 2 h 40: you have the plan in the ferry excursion to Poros.

## Consejos

### Leave the car at Galatas
In Poros village you do not need it and parking is difficult.

### Check the time of the last boat
In season they cross every few minutes; ask when you arrive.

### Bring swimwear
Vassilis is on Neorio beach itself.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you go to Poros by car from Athens?
Yes: as far as Galatas, about two and a half hours via Corinth, Epidaurus and Methana, and from there you cross by boat or the small ferry in five minutes.

### Do you need to take the car to the island?
No. The village is walked on foot and for Neorio or the sanctuary there are taxis.

### What is the lemon grove?
The Lemonodasos, a forest of lemon and orange trees about 3 km from Galatas, in blossom in spring.

### When does Vassilis taverna open?
From April to October, every day from 9:00 to 24:00.