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Hydra island
This is Athens
A day cruise to the islands of the Sa- and other special events that take place
ronic Gulf is highly recommended, as in the area, to promote various kinds of
Athens is truly a city by the sea, and the city tourism and showcase Attica’s many
distances are short. extraordinary corners.
Within a short distance from the city Piraeus, has all the charm of a port
centre, the Athens Riviera is a fantastic, city but is also developing rapidly, with
one-of-a-kind destination: 70 km of coast- important infrastructure and regeneration
line in South Attica, stretching from the projects including the new tram and the
port of Piraeus to the Temple of Poseidon renovation of Mikrolimano. The cultural
at Cape Sounio. It is one of Attica’s key heart of the city beats at the Municipal
assets and it attracts investors, tourists, Theatre of Piraeus, a beautiful neoclassi-
leading dining and hospitality brands, dig- cal building constructed in the 1880s and
ital nomads, and people from around the recently renovated. Make sure you take a
world. The Ellinikon regeneration project walk on the picturesque Kastella hill; you
will transform the Athens coastline forev- will get some fine views of the sea below.
er and upgrade the entire area. There is a
range of key marine tourism happenings See you in Athens!
Cape Sounio
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