About Sounio

Only around 50 minutes drive from Athens during a traffic-free hour, Sounio is at Attika’s southernmost tip. Together with neighbouring Lavrio (just eight kilometres distance from Sounio), there are plenty of things to see and do in this verdant area with crystal clear waters, a special energy, and excellent food.

Certainly, the major reason for visiting Cape Sounio is to explore the 444BC Temple of Poseidon, Sounio’s crowning gem, with its soaring columns and a startlingly spanning vista from where one’s gaze dives dizzyingly down to the sea. The temple is designed according to Sacred Geometry and mystics say it is positioned exactly under four stars that are the “portals of the Universe.” It comes as no surprise its ambiance is mesmerising, which is why visionaries such as Lord Byron, who carved his name on one of the temple’s doorposts, found so much inspiration here.

If you are the sportive, active, nature-loving and adventurous type Sounio is definitely the place for you. Even more so if you are a winter swimmer!

Beyond the legendary temple and attractive villages, take the forested road (Ethnikos Drimos) parallel to the road from Sounio to Lavrio and walk off into various paths to see two chapels, ancient wells (be careful not to fall in!) and a massive crater called ‘Chaos’ that you can circle by foot from above. In the afternoon or evening, enjoy a stroll along Lavrion’s marina, admire the sailboats and further on the psaradika fishing caiques that give a real island feel.

One of the most beautiful shorelines in Attika is KAPE (with an accent on the ‘e‘), named after the former villa there that’s owned by the Goulandris family and is now a Centre for Renewable Sources of Energy.

But if you’re the type who prefers organised beaches, head to the beach under the Aegeon Hotel, which is built practically below the Temple of Poseidon, offering an uncensored, magnificent view of it. Or the famous Cape Sounio by Grecotel and their rooftop restaurant offering organic menus and biodynamic wines from their farm in Crete.