Monday 2 December 2019

SOUNION, GREECE

Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο Akrotírio Soúnio; Ancient Greek: Ἄκρον Σούνιον Άkron Soúnion, latinised Sunium; Venetian: Capo Colonne “Cape of Columns”) is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attic peninsula, 8 kilometres south of the town of Lavrio (ancient Thoricus), and 70 kilometres southeast of Athens. It is part of Lavreotiki municipality, East Attica, Greece. Cape Sounion is noted for its Temple of Poseidon, one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. Its remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea.

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

3 comments:

  1. I would love to visit this place some day!

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  2. Amazing - love seeing antiquities!
    Thanks so much for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2019/12/headed-to-philadelphia.html

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  3. I really want to get to Greece some year. Happy Holidays and Happy Travels!

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