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Top Ten Destinations of Greece - #3

Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon

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Columns at Temple of Poseidon, Sounion

The temple of Poseidon is most beautiful at sunset.

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It's worth the tour bus trip or car ride to visit this clifftop temple at Sounion, the empty spaces between the columns framing the sky and looking like a portal into eternity. You will feel poetic or heroic just looking at these ruins. With the Aegean Sea below spread out below like an endless shimmering sea of silk, one wonders if seagod Poseidon misses the loss of his temple's roof and walls very much. Most popular at sunset, it's as beautiful in the early morning, and much, much less crowded. Give the on-site restaurant a miss for anything but a snack. Previous Next

You can also book direct a Cape Sounion Sunset Tour online or at virtually any hotel or travel agency in Athens.

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