Athens Trip Overview
Take a drive with us along the Athenian Riviera and admire the beauty of the coastline and it’s ever changing scenery. We will visit the temple of Poseidon in Sounion and admire its grandeur as it reigns over the sea. A place of magnificent beauty that has captivated the hearts of its many visitors throughout the ages.
Highlights: Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, the Temple of Posidon in Cape Sounion, & Vouliagmeni warm lake.
Small group up to 7 people with luxury Mini Van Mercedes. English speaking driver that will guide and introduce you to the history of Athens.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Take a drive with us along the Athenian Riviera and admire the beauty of the coastline and it’s ever changing scenery. We will visit the temple of Poseidon in Sounion and admire its grandeur as it reigns over the sea. A place of magnificent beauty that has captivated the hearts of its many visitors throughout the ages.
Highlights: Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, the Temple of Posidon in Cape Sounion, & Vouliagmeni warm lake.
Small group up to 7 people with luxury Mini Van Mercedes. English speaking driver that will guide and introduce you to the history of Athens.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Glyfada, Glyfada, Attica
Glyfada is a suburb in South Athens. It is situated in the southern parts of the Athens’ Urban Area. The area stretches from the foot of the Hymettus mountain to the Saronic Gulf. It is the largest of Athens’ southern suburbs.
Pass By: Vouliagmeni, Vouliagmeni, East Attica Region, Attica
Vouliagmeni is a seaside suburb and former municipality 20 km south of Athens city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 5.805 km2. Its population was 4,180 at the 2011 census. In 1993 and again in 2009, it hosted the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group. The suburb is named after Lake Vouliagmeni, located in its vicinity.
Stop At: Lake Vouliagmeni, Ethniki Odos Athinon Souniou, Vouliagmeni 166 71 Greece
Lake Vouliagmeni is a small brackish-water lake fed by underground currents seeping through the mass of Mount Hymettus located to the south of Vouliagmeni, Greece. The lagoon formed about 2,000 years ago. It was once a large cavern that collapsed following an earthquake. The outline of the collapsed cavern roof can be clearly discerned from a distance. The lake has quite unique environmental conditions: it is supplied with warm seawater (28-35ºCelsius) via an underground channel spreading through a network of flooded caves, so its temperature never drops below 18 °C (usually ranges around 21-24 °C), whereas a freshwater spring reduces its salinity to brackish levels. You will have the opportunity to swim if you wish
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio, Sounio 195 00 Greece
The Ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, built during 444–440 BC, is one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. It is perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 metres (200 ft).
Duration: 2 hours
