Sounion
Sign in to savethumb|View of Cape Sounion and the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon, Sounion|Temple of Poseidon looking west, with Patroklos island visible in the background thumb|Sunset at Cape Sounion Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο Akrotírio Soúnio ; Άkron Soúnion, latinized Sunium; Venetian: Capo Colonne "Cape of Columns") is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula, south of the town of Lavrio (ancient Thoricus), and 69.5 km (43.1 miles) southeast of Athens in the Athens Riviera. It is part of Lavreotiki municipality, East Attica, Greece.
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10 sectionsContents
- Climate
- History
- Deme
- Temple of Poseidon
- Temple of Athena
- Fortress
- Literary reception
- Modern development
- Notes
- External links
thumb|View of Cape Sounion and the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon, Sounion|Temple of Poseidon looking west, with Patroklos island visible in the background thumb|Sunset at Cape Sounion Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο Akrotírio Soúnio ; Άkron Soúnion, latinized Sunium; Venetian: Capo Colonne "Cape of Columns") is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula, south of the town of Lavrio (ancient Thoricus), and 69.5 km (43.1 miles) southeast of Athens in the Athens Riviera. It is part of Lavreotiki municipality, East Attica, Greece.
Cape Sounion is noted for its Temple of Poseidon, one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. Its remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the Aegean Sea.