Koumoundourou lake

Koumoundourou lake is a lake in Attica, Greece. Koumoundourou lake is situated nearby to the suburb Skaramangas Camp, as well as near the town Skaramagkas.

Photo: Montereypine, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Attica, Greece, the ancient Rhetoi
Also known as: “Limni Koumoundourou” and “Rhetoi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sacred Way and Daphní.

Sacred Way

Archaeological site

Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Sacred Way, in ancient Greece, was the road from Athens to Eleusis. It was so called because it was the route taken by a procession celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Daphní

Church

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Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine monastery eleven kilometers northwest of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue.

The cave of God Pan in Daphni is a cave in Haidari, Attica, Greece, that was sacred to the god Pan. It is located near the Byzantine monastery. The cave is believed to have been used for rituals, including burnt offerings and animal sacrifices dedicated.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skaramagkas and Aspropyrgos.

Skaramagkas

Town

Skaramagas is a port town in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Haidari and is divided into three main neighborhoods, Ano Afaia, Kato Afaia and the coastal zone.

Aspropyrgos

Town

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Aspropyrgos is a western suburb, in the Athens metropolitan area and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit in the Thriasio Plain, Attica, Greece. The municipality had a population of 31,381 at the 2021 census. It has an area of 101.983 km2.

Korydallos

Suburb

Korydallos is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit of Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of the Attica agglomeration.