On our last visit to Athens, we rented a car and made the tour of Attica. We didn't want to stuck in the centre of the town again, as we had seen almost all of it in our two previous visits. So, we explored new neighbourhoods, the beaches till Sounio, the town of Lavrio and the lake of Marathon. My favourite site in this tour was the temple of Poseidon in Sounio. It is at the southernmost site of Attica and although the temple actually lies in ruins, it is a perfect sunset site (not better than Santorini though!). The sun met the sea in a lovely, pale orange colour with some pink reflections. Such a romantic site! The only pity is that there isn't a cafeteria close by to sit and have a coffee. The rest of the landscape is excellent.
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