"Sounio", the 'must see' near Athens

Destination: Athens

"Sounio" the 'must see' near Athens It's near Athens, 68kilometers to be specific and is a place that for many reasons everyone should visit. It’s not only the view that is magnificent, but it’s also the history and the energy that this place has that makes it a ‘must see’. As Tailored Myth, we will list you only 5 reasons to visit this magnificent place.

Beautiful journey
The journey you follow from Athens to cape Sounio is just amazing. In order to get to cape Sounio you pass by through all the coastal places in Attica. You may think that it’s not something different but believe us it’s something worthy. As a traveler you can make a stop and swim in every beach that you see and you like. In this specific route there are many hidden beaches that worth your stop and we are here to show you the ones.

Mythology that becomes alive
In this cape, mythology says that Aegeus ,king of Athens, was waiting for his son to come back from Crete where he was send to fight Minotaur, a monster that was half man and half bull. One day he saw that the boat of his son came with black sails, and thought that his son came dead. Thus, from this cape he jumped and died, from him the name of Aegean sea was given.

History
In Sounio stands the Temple of Poseidon, it was constructed between 444-440 BC and it was build to honor the god of Sea, Poseidon. In ancient period Greek built temples to honor their gods with gifs, so that the gods will protect them. Greece as a maritime country wanted the protection from Poseidon thus the temple they built was very admirable.

The view
We don’t need to say much, once you visit this cape you will have your own testimony of this magnificent view. Watching the sun going down from there is an experience everyone should have.

The seafood
We know that Greece is famous for its traditional cuisine and recipes’ but by taking this trip all of them will come ‘alive’. In this specific place there are a bunch of good restaurants where you can taste the Greek cuisine with delicious fresh fish. Believe us and you won’t regret it!

All of the above are some great reasons to visit Sounio, we are sure that if you visit it you will experience them all and probably find more reasons to visit it again!