Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Vólos & Thessaloníki
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10
Ramnous
kilometres
Límni
Marathónas
Áy. Marina
Marathónas
Casino
Párnìtha
Marathon
Marathon
Phyle
Cable car
Skhiniás
Áyios Pandelímonas
Fylí
Néa Mákri
KIFISSIA
Í
Elefsína
Pendéli
Rafína
Eleusis
Dhafní
Monastery
Palíni
Salamína
Pérama
Loútsa
Peanía
Spáta
Pireás
Vravróna
ATHENS
Kessarianí
Monastery
Imittós
Salamína
Pórto Ráfti
Markópoulo
Glyfádha
HIGHLIGHT
Voúla
Kavoúri
Temple of Poseidon
Várkiza
Vouliagméni
Lagoníssi
Thoriko
Éyina
Anávissos
Saronídha
Ay. Marina
Lávrio
Éyina
N
Temple of
Poseidon
Cape
Soúnio
Makrónissos
AROUND ATHENS
The Islands
The Cyclades
safety valve and they head down here in droves: not just for beaches, but for cafés,
restaurants, nightlife and shopping. In an area dubbed the “
Apollo Coast
”, the
southern suburbs form an almost unbroken line along the coast all the way from
Pireás to Vouliagméni and Várkiza, some 20km away. Buses and the tram make it easy
to head down to the beach for a quick swim and be back in the centre just a couple of
hours later; astonishingly, the water almost everywhere is clean and crystal clear.
Beyond Várkiza the coast road rapidly becomes much emptier, the countryside more
barren. At
Saronídha
, the furthest outpost for city buses, roughly halfway from Várkiza
to Soúnio, there's a large sandy beach with a gently shelving bottom, very popular with
windsurfers. Neighbouring
Anávissos
has a row of
psarotavérnas
along its more
sheltered southern beach. Further still, the coast starts to get rockier, the road more
winding, looking out on small islands offshore, until finally you begin to catch
glimpses of the Temple of Poseidon ahead.
Glyfádha
The heart of the city's summer suburban playground - for shopping, clubbing,
dining or posing on the beach - is
Glyfádha
, a bizarre mix of glitz and suburbia.
