Sunday, 30 April 2017

RUINS AT SOUNION, GREECE

Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο, transliterated Akrotírio Soúnio) is a promontory located 69 kilometres south-southeast of Athens, at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula in Greece. Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea. The ruins bear the deeply engraved name of English Romantic poet Lord Byron (1788–1823). The site is a popular day-excursion for tourists from Athens, with the sunset over the Aegean Sea, as viewed from the ruins, a sought-after spectacle.

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7 comments:

  1. AfraHW30 April 2017 at 07:04

    Gorgeous sky!

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  2. Bear and Cardigan30 April 2017 at 07:43

    Beautiful image, we visited over 40 years ago and all that was there was the ruins and taverna. I think it's more built up now! #MySundayPhoto

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  3. Photalife30 April 2017 at 07:55

    What a wonderful sight, I've never visited Greece

    Thank you for linking up

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  4. Mascha30 April 2017 at 10:09

    Looking at your photo it is like hearing Greek music from far away...

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  5. NCSue30 April 2017 at 17:16

    Gorgeous image. Well captured.
    Please share at our weekly photo linkup at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/04/elvis-sighting-in-israel.html

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  6. betty-NZ1 May 2017 at 17:53

    Fantastic shot! I always wonder how ruins have lasted so long. Maybe they knew something we don't !!

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  7. Molly3 May 2017 at 07:32

    Absolutely stunning

    Mollyx

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