Sounion Beach

Sounion Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sounion Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Sounion Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.65417, 24.02464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sounion Beach

• Temple of Poseidon · fort · Attica · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cape Sounion · fort · Attica · ~1 km · Must-see
• Thorikon · fort · Attica · ~12 km · Must-see
• Αρχαίο Θέατρο Θορικού · fort · Attica · ~12 km · Must-see
• Agios Georgios · river spot · Attica · ~27 km · Must-see
• H.M.H.S. Britannic · fort · South Aegean · ~29 km · Must-see
• Forward Funnel · fort · South Aegean · ~29 km · Must-see
• Άγιος Νικόλαος · church · South Aegean · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kephala · fort · South Aegean · ~34 km · Must-see
• Vouliagmeni's Lake · lake · Attica · ~34 km · Must-see
• Temple of Apollo Zoster · fort · Attica · ~35 km · Must-see
• Karthaia, Athena Temple · fort · South Aegean · ~36 km · Must-see
• Archedimou Cave · cave · Attica · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sykias Pothole · cave · Attica · ~38 km · Must-see
• Brauron, temple of Artemis · fort · Attica · ~38 km · Must-see
• Marina Agios Kosmas · church · Attica · ~45 km · Must-see
• Vorres Museum · museum · Attica · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hymettus · viewpoint · Attica · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sounion Beach

Other beaches & coast near Sounion Beach

• Αγία Μαρίνα · beach · Attica · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kythnos · beach · South Aegean · ~57 km · Must-see
• Aegina · beach · Attica · ~59 km · Must-see
• Μεγάλη Άμμος · beach · Central Greece · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint Spyridon · beach · Attica · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dana Light House · beach · Attica · ~68 km · Must-see
• Salamis · beach · Attica · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hydra · beach · Attica · ~76 km · Must-see
• Andros · beach · South Aegean · ~93 km · Must-see
• Syros · beach · South Aegean · ~102 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Attica

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