Kato Sounio
Kato Sounio is a hamlet in Lavreotiki, East Attica and has about 290 residents. Kato Sounio is situated nearby to the hamlet Esperides, as well as near the village Legrena.Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Poseidon.
Temple of Poseidon
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Poseidon is an ancient Greek temple on Cape Sounion, Greece, dedicated to the god Poseidon. There is evidence of the establishment of sanctuaries on the cape from as early as the 11th century BC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sounio and Legrena.
Sounio
Photo: Adam Carr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sounio is a national park in Attica, the historic region of Athens city-state. It is a popular day trip from Athens because of its splendid Temple of Poseidon.
Legrena
Village
Legrena is a coastal village in East Attica in southern Greece on the coast of the Attica peninsula. It is part of the municipality Lavreotiki. It lies along Greek National Road 91, to the west of Sounion.
Poseidonia
Hamlet
Kato Poseidonia is a settlement in Southeastern Attica under the administration of the Municipality of Lavreotiki. The settlement is 36.7 miles from Athens, 2.5 miles from Lavrio, and 3 miles from Sounio. Poseidonia is situated 4 km northeast of Kato Sounio.
Kato Sounio
- Type: Hamlet with 290 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.65845° or 37° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
24.01517° or 24° 0′ 55″ eastPopulation
290Open location code
8G96M258+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 358780768OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Kato Sounio” goes by many names.
- French: “Kato Sounio”
- German: “Kato Sounio”
- Greek: “Κάτω Σούνιο”
- Russian: “Като Соунио”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Esperides and Megala Pefka.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parking facing the Poseidon Temple and Άγιος Πέτρος.
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