Phaleron, located on the eastern side of the Bay of Phaleron, served in antiquity as the original harbour of Athens, long before the development of the port of Piraeus. Its position within a relatively sheltered bay and its easy access to the Athenian plain made it the main maritime gateway of the city during the…
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Piraeus, the largest port of Greece and one of the most important harbours of the Mediterranean, stands as the most significant historical landmark along the eastern coast of the Saronic Gulf. Thousands of years ago the area was not connected to mainland Attica but formed a small island, with the earliest settlement developing on the…
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The coastal town of Anavyssos, located in the innermost part of a wide bay in southeastern Attica, lies a short distance northwest of Cape Sounio and forms part of the historic coastal region of Lavreotiki. In antiquity the area was the site of the Attic deme of Anaphlystos, one of the coastal communities belonging to…
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Evia Isl. (Evvoia) Évvoia is the second largest island of Hellas, after Crete, and third in the eastern Mediterranean sea. Its name derives from the many cattle flourishing on the island thanks to its rich pastures (Évvoia = ef + voía = good for oxen). Initially it was inhabited by Éllopes in its north part,…
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Aegina Aegina, one of the most important islands of the Saronic Gulf, lies almost at its centre and is the second largest island after Salamis. According to mythology, the island takes its name from the nymph Aegina, daughter of the river god Asopus and sister of Salamis. Zeus carried her to the island, then called…
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