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Harakas Beach

IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO
KNOW ABOUT IT, THEN YOU HAVE

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO VISIT IT.

I t is a short straight coastline with green pure water and
brown sand. The sharpness of entering the water is quite normal
and that’s why this beach is suitable for everyone. Discovered
by those who know where they can take a nice swim in Attica,
it is the ideal solution if you are looking for an alternative and
relatively nearby beach.
It used to be a well-kept secret off Souniou Avenue also featuring
a traditional settlement. In addition to a wide sandy beach, it also
has shallow waters and considered particularly safe for playing and
swimming. What is certain is that you will enjoy your bath in an idyl-
lic environment that you did not imagine existed so close to Athens.

KAPE Beach

WE PRESENT YOU THE

BEACH OF THE ATHENIAN
RIVIERA THAT WILL
INSTANTLY MAKE YOU
FEEL, AS IF YOU WERE ON

AN ISLAND.

amed after the acronym for

ble Energy Sources, the KAPE
Mavro Lithari Beach N amed after a dark rock emerging from the sea, the N the nearby Center for Renewa-
beach is one that can really give
beach of Mavro Lithari is situated in the area of Ana-
you that island feel only an
hour’s drive from Athens; the
vyssos, around 1 hour away from the center of Athens
taken aback by the view of the Aegean. With
and the sea waters are usually calm making up for the
YOU MAY THINK THAT ITS NAME by car. The seashore is covered with sand and pebbles minute you set foot on the beach, you’ll be
seafloor that is covered with small pebbles and
distance.
HAS A MYSTERIOUS STORY It is a fully organized beach with fine pebbles and mostly sand in and crisp clean waters that get abruptly deep, you
BEHIND IT, BUT THIS BEACH IS out of the water -an important element, that’s true-, although the can have some truly magical swims here.
It is also called Legrena. The important thing
waters are smooth but deep. The characteristic feature of the beach
ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN AND is the massive black rock in the middle and a chance to create an ins- ISTOCK/ GETTY IMAGES SHUTTERSTOCK is its location, as even the drive to get there is
ENJOYING THE SAND. tagrammable moment. Not that the area lacks of it. Beach bars with wonderful, while with eleven more minutes
music and straw umbrellas make up the beach scene.
you can reach Sounio. 

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