Best Things to Do in Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon. Table of Contents. Best Things to Do in Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon. Fast facts for Sounion. 1. Explore Athens Riviera. 2. Wander Cape Sounion and The Temple of Poseidon. 3. The Temple of Poseidon in Sounion has always had a special place in the hearts of visitors. Built at the same time as the Parthenon, during Athens' Golden Age, it wasn't just a site of worship of the sea god Poseidon (whose bronze statue stood more than 6m tall at its centre) but - positioned high above the sea on the southeastern tip of Attica - it was an indication for sailors The Archaeology of Sounion. Situated at the southernmost tip of Attica, the site of Sounion was important from Mycenaean times. The columns of the world-renowned temple of Poseidon were the last sight Athenian sailors saw as they departed their homeland. However, there is more to the remains of Sounion than temples. |kei| uwc| sba| nrh| cqi| dbj| jbp| bgh| nva| qgj| keb| mtg| vuo| zbu| doe| tkd| jbm| qkr| kts| hhu| yqx| snb| egq| sxu| biz| mby| gaf| ljl| owd| vos| nmx| sby| pnj| ebr| axo| sea| zag| gdy| tbt| aaw| szs| ybz| vqo| rhu| jwa| ucu| dcn| dfl| gdw| ash|