Depart from Athens on this half-day afternoon trip to see the best of the Cape Sounion area. Begin your Sounion tour with a wonderful drive along the scenic coastal road which affords a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf, passing through some of Athens's 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 Sounion, you will visit the 5th century B.C. The Temple of Poseidon with one of the most breathtaking 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.