Grecotel Cape Sounio
Leoforos Souniou Sounio, Attica, 19500, Greece
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Town of the Gods, Athens!
... be the foot of the hill we found a path that started to take us up, although the path was dirt it was taking us up, after a bit we came to a cross road and unsure which way to go we went right, which took us back in the direction we walked but higher up in the hopes that it would take us higher, it didn't take us higher but it did take us to a paved path which looked promising and that took us to the top, 300m high, with a fantastic view over Athens and it ...
Athens
... marble mountain right in the centre of Athens, with great panoramic views of the city. There are a number of ancient ruins built on it, most notably the Parthenon (500 BC). Afterwards we were free to explore the city and I decided to spend an hour around the Acropolis before heading into the preserved ancient centre of the city. The ancient centre is in kind of a valley and they have set it up really well. The ruins are surrounded by ...
Sounion
... for 45 minutes for the bus to Sounion, which stops once per hour. When you see your bus coming, you have to flag it down, otherwise it won’t stop. I didn’t recognize my bus at first because “Sounion” was spelled out in Greek letters, but luckily an old lady waved it down. I was 75% sure it was my bus, but to confirm, I stopped the old lady and said, “Signomi [excuse me], is this the bus to Sounion?” Even though she ...
One of the prettiest rides...
... it was going to rain in the morning when I left. Even so, unless I know that I'm going to get a real down pour, I hate taking the extra weight - especially if it happens to get warm and sunny by the end of the ride! So, I settled on my vest; keeping the shorts and declining the rain pants and jacket. Cyanna, my host, wasn't so excited about the plan. But, I smiled and said that cycling was about taking chances and not worrying too much about the rest. ...
Sounion-Athens
... br> Here is a place where one might watch the navies of the ancient Greek world come and go. Here the city state may have gathered intelligence of impending attack by sea. And in the time of Pericles (440 BC), here was built a Temple to Poseidon, God of the Sea, who occupied a high position in the divine hierarchy and was only second in power to Zeus himself. The wrath ...
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