The Riviera, in an afternoon
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The Athenian Riviera is a tram ride, not a tour. Start at Lake Vouliagmeni, a brackish thermal lake that holds 22–29°C year-round, NATURA 2000-protected, with Garra Rufa nibbling your ankles (€16 weekday, €19 weekend). Give the afternoon to Astir Beach, the organised cove in front of the Four Seasons, where the 6th-century-BC Temple of Apollo Zoster sits right on the sand (€17 weekday, €19 weekend in 2026). If the evening’s open, push an hour further south to Cape Sounion for the Temple of Poseidon at sunset. Getting there: tram T6 from Syntagma, change to T7 at Pikrodafni for the coast (€1.40, 90 minutes). Tram, not taxi.
- Neighborhood — Vouliagmeni
- Lake Vouliagmeni · 22–29°C
- Astir Beach · €17 weekday
- T6 → T7 at Pikrodafni
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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