Things to see in Lavreotiki Municipality
53 sights on the map
- History: 21
- Museums and culture: 11
- Nature: 21
- Religious sites: 8
- Eat and drink: 31
- Where to stay: 10
Photo: Pitichinaccio, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
About Lavreotiki Municipality
Lavreotiki (Greek: Λαυρεωτική) is a municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greek regional unit of East Attica. Its municipal seat is the town of Lavrio. It is historically important as a significant ancient mining district, most notably in the villages of Lavrio and Thorikos on the southeastern seaboard during the 6th, 5th, and 4th centuries BCE. As such it financed the wealth of Athens and the emergence of the Athenian Empire through the slave-powered mining efforts for silver and lead, beginning with the discovery of 2 deep-vein mining efforts during the 480's. Prior to that development, which at Themistocles urging in 483 BC led to the expansion of the Athenian fleet to 200 ships, only surface-mining was deployed as a technique for harvesting silver. More than 250 ore washeries have been identified by archaeologists and geologists in the district.
Top sights
- Archaeological Site of SounioArchaeological site
- Cliff tower/farm (Attica)Archaeological site
- Sanctuary of AthenaArchaeological site
- Aithousa Synedriaseon Theatrou ThorikouArchaeological site
- Archaia AgoraArchaeological site
- Archaia Galaria ThorikouArchaeological site
- Archaio Theatro ThorikouArchaeological site
- Naos Dimitras kai Koris (Persefonis)Archaeological site
- Temple of PoseidonArchaeological site
- Pyrgos Archaiou ThorikouArchaeological site
- Princess tower/farmArchaeological site
- Ta archaia plyntiria emploutismou ton metallevmaton tou LavriouArchaeological site
By theme
History
- Archaeological Site of SounioArchaeological site
- Cliff tower/farm (Attica)Archaeological site
- Sanctuary of AthenaArchaeological site
- Aithousa Synedriaseon Theatrou ThorikouArchaeological site
- Archaia AgoraArchaeological site
- Archaia Galaria ThorikouArchaeological site
- Archaio Theatro ThorikouArchaeological site
- Naos Dimitras kai Koris (Persefonis)Archaeological site
and 13 more on the map
Museums and culture
- Archeological MuseumMuseum
- future M.M.M.L.Museum
- Archaeological Museum of LavrioMuseum
- future Ceramic Museum AKEL-PANOS VALSAMAKISMuseum
- Mineralogical Museum of LavrioMuseum
- Galliki SkalaAttraction
- French Company's BridgesAttraction
- Naos tou PoseidonaAttraction
and 3 more on the map
Nature
- Parking facing the Poseidon TempleViewpoint
- StrandViewpoint
- LegrenaBeach
- Sounion BeachBeach
- Agios PetrosBeach
- AsimakiBeach
- LegrenaBeach
- ΄PasaBeach
and 13 more on the map
Religious sites
- Agia TriadaPlace of worship
- Church of the AnnunciationPlace of worship
- Agia ParaskeviPlace of worship
- Agios Ioannis ProdromosPlace of worship
- Agios PetrosPlace of worship
- Agios StylianosPlace of worship
- Ekklisia Agiou AndreaPlace of worship
- Holy Catholic Church of Saint BarbaraPlace of worship
Eat and drink
- Coast AsimakiRestaurant
- Da VittorioRestaurant
- Karahalios fish restaurantRestaurant
- La PaezanoRestaurant
- Mimoza cafe bar restaurantRestaurant
- Naos Cafe RestaurantRestaurant
- OlgaRestaurant
- IliasRestaurant
and 23 more on the map
Where to stay
- Aegeon BeachHotel
- Camping BacchusCamp site
- Cape SounioHotel
- Nikolakakis Rooms LavrioHotel
- Sir David Williams Guest HouseGuest house
- AegeonHotel
- Cape Sounion BeachHotel
- VakchosCamp site
and 2 more on the map