Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mykonos*
2hr 10min
€49
2 daily
Naxos*
3hr
€52
1 daily
Paros
5hr
€29
1 daily
Paros*
3hr
€50
1 daily
Santorini (Thira)*
4¾hr
€69
1 daily
Tinos*
1¾hr
€49-54.50
4-5 daily
Tinos
4hr
€23
4 daily
*high-speed services
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LavrioΛαύριο
Lavrio, an industrial town on the coast 60km southeast of Athens, is the port for ferries to
Kea and Kythnos and high-season catamarans to the western Cyclades. In antiquity, it
was an important mining town. The silver mines here funded the great classical-building
boom in Athens and helped build the fleet that defeated the Persians. Some of the under-
ground shafts and mining galleries are still visible. Lavrio has also become a windsurfing
spot.
The town has a small
Archaeological Museum
(
229 202 2817; Sepieri; admission €2;
10am-3pm Tue-Sun)
and a
Mineralogical Museum
(
229 302 6270; Iroön Polytehniou;
admission €1.20; 10am-noon Wed, Sat & Sun)
.
Lavrio has many fish tavernas and
ouzeries,
as well as a great fish market.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Buses (
Click here
)
to Lavrio (€5.20, two hours, every 30 minutes) run from the Mavro-
mateon terminal in Athens. Airport buses (€5, one hour) leave from the front of the ar-
rivals hall near the Sofitel, and you must change buses at Markopoulo. Both stop on the
Lavrio quay.
BOAT
Lavrio Port Authority
(
229 202 5249)
has ferry information.
