Popular sailing destinations in Lavrion Island

Lavrion Area

The town of Lavrion is located on the tip of the Attic Peninsula. Just outside of Lavrion, on the hill of Velatouri, you will see Lavriou amphitheatre, one of the oldest and biggest ancient amphitheatres in Greece. It is called Thoriko and it is over 3,000 years old. The whole area is famous for silver mining operations. Silver mining was one of the main sources of income of the Athenian state. The Lavrion silver mines financed the building of Acropolis and most of the monuments. In this area were dug out the giant columns from the temple of Poseidon at nearby Sounion. This mining facilities are believed to be the oldest in the world. One more site you must visit is the Natural history museum that holds different samples of minerals, region’s natural wealth.

Cape Sounion

Cape Sounion is eminent as a site of ruins of ancient Temple of Poseidon, one the most important sanctuaries in Attica. Poseidon was the god of the sea in the Greek mythology. Surrounded by the sea, on a clear day you can see at least seven amazing Greek islands. According to the legend this is where king of Athens, Aegeus, jumped off the cliff. After his death the sea was named the Aegen Sea. The sanctuary was first mentioned in the Odyssey as the place where Menelaus stopped to bury his helmsman. While you are there you will be standing at one point of a magical triangle. Island of Aegina and the Temple of Aphaia will be on one side and the Acropolis on the other. Cape Sounion is also famous for its blazingly beautiful sunset.

Top Bases

Lavrion Marina

This marina is the ideal starting point for a cruise, located at the southern tip of the Greek peninsula. It has two large breakwaters.

Mytilene Marina

It is a new, well protected marina situated in Lesvos island in the Aegean Sea. The marina has several facilities available to yacht owners.

Kos Marina

As one of the most charming resorts in Greece, Kos marina offers 250 berths with mooring lines. It is situated at the island of Kos.

Lavrion

Lavrion is a Greek town that lies on the southeast point of the Attic peninsula. It has a population of around 10,000 and is around 60 km away from Athens. The town has a rich past. During ancient times, it was famous for its silver mines, from which the old city of Athens partly made its wealth.

It is said that the Lavrion mines are among the oldest in the world. The revenue from the mines was used to finance the Athenian fleet that defeated the Persians in the Greco-Persian Wars, as well as the Acropolis and other monuments of the old Athens. The mines were so rich that, at one point, more than 20,000 slaves worked on the jobs connected to mining. Aside from silver, many other minerals were discovered as well. All of this contributed to the fact that Lavrion had the first railroad track in the entire Greece.

After the production ceased, the mines were reopened in the early 20^th century, this time for the extraction of lead, manganese and cadmium. This brought a large amount of pollution to the town.

Until recently, Lavrion was not a tourist destination. It was a former industrial town, with high pollution and even higher levels of unemployment. The city was bleak and unprosperous. A few years ago, however, the port was rebuilt into a major ferry terminal for boats that sail to the Greek islands. Also, a marina and several charter companies were relocated to Lavrion. All of this contributed to the incredible transformation of the town into a thriving tourist destination.

There are several good restaurants and tavernas in the Lavrion area. They include Yard, Kokovios, Faros and Festival Bistro. The nightlife is rich and guarantees a good time to the visitors. During the day, the visitors can take a stroll around the ancient mines, and they can visit the ruins of the amphitheater, one of the biggest and oldest in the country.

Larion is situated 35 km from an international airport, and is connected to Athens by a highway. This means that the town can be accessed quickly and easily. As already stated, its port is connected to a large number of Greek islands, which is why it represents an excellent point for a start of a magical journey across Greece!

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