Poseidon's Cape — The Most Dramatic Resort Setting in Greece
Cape Sounion has been a place of reverence since antiquity. The Temple of Poseidon (440 BC), visible from the sea and from across the Saronic Gulf, stands 60 metres above the water on the cape's rocky point — and Grecotel Cape Sounio occupies the forested hillside directly below it. Watching the sunset from your private bungalow with the temple's columns above is a Greece experience available nowhere else.
From Athens to Sounion
Cape Sounion is 70km southeast of central Athens — approximately 1 hour 15 minutes on the Athens Riviera coastal road. FFGR Greece provides the journey as an experience in itself: the coastal road passes Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza, and Lagonissi before the road rises to the cape. The Rolls-Royce Ghost with the panoramic roof open makes this one of the finest hour-long drives in Europe.
Private Temple Access
FFGR Greece coordinates private early morning access to the Temple of Poseidon — the archaeological site opens at 8am and is virtually empty before 10am. Your specialist guide meets you at the hotel for the ten-minute walk up to the temple precinct.