Depart from Athens on this half-day afternoon trip to see the best of the Cape Sounion area. Begin your Sounio tour with a wonderful drive along the scenic coastal road which affords a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf, passing through some of Athens most beautiful suburbs (Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza). As you approach Cape Sounion, you will see it rise like a sheer cliff out of the sea. At Cape Sounio you will visit the 5th century B.C. Temple of Poseidon with one of the most breath-taking panoramic views in the world, on a clear day you can see at least seven islands.The precipice is a sheer 197-foot drop to the sea. Land masses to the west stand out in sharp profile, the island of Aegina backed by the mountains of the Peloponnese.