Sounio National Park

Sounio National Park is a nature reserve in , . Sounio National Park is situated near the village , as well as near .
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: national park in Greece
  • Also known as: “Sounio National (Woodland) Park” and “Εθνικός Δρυμός Σουνίου”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mineralogical Museum of Lavrio and Theatre of Thorikos.

Museum
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Mineralogical Museum of Lavrion is a in Lavrion, , .) A brief history of the museum The Mineralogical Museum of Lavrion was inaugurated in 1986 through the efforts of the “Society for Lavrion region Studies”, a non-profit cultural…

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The , situated north of , was an ancient Greek theater in the demos of in Attica, Greece. It holds the distinction of being the world's oldest known theater, dating back to its construction around 525–480 BC.

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lavrio and Agios Konstantinos.

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is a town in the southeastern part of , , 54 km southeast of central and part of Athens metropolitan area.

Village
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is a village and a former community in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality , which is a municipal unit. It was named after Saint Constantine.

Hamlet
Kato is a settlement in Southeastern under the administration of the Municipality of . The settlement is 36.7 miles from , 2.5 miles from , and 3 miles from .

Sounio National Park

Latitude
37.7128° or 37° 42′ 46″ north
Longitude
24.0227° or 24° 1′ 22″ east
Established
1974
Open location code
8G96P27F+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 137325324
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q26046204
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Sounio National Park” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Nationaal park Sounion”
  • German: “Nationalpark Sounio”
  • German: “Souino-Nationalpark”
  • Greek: “Δρυμός Σουνίου”
  • Greek: “Εθνικός δρυμός Σουνίου”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Capo Sunio”
  • Italian: “Parco nazionale di Capo Sunio”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Εργατικές Κατοικίες Αττικής and Νεάπολη.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Έγκοιλο Χάος and Ανοιχτό γήπεδο.

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