Snorkel· Attica mainland (Sounion)· Greece — Cyclades
Sounion Rocky Shore Snorkel (Cape Sounion)
37° 39.2′ N · 24° 1.4′ E · approximate
A swim from the anchored boat along the rocky shore that runs from Sounion beach out under the Temple of Poseidon, with the temple overhead. It is the easiest snorkel of a first or last night at Sounion.
Practical
mySea gives 2–10 m depths in Sounion bay; the bottom in the anchorage is sand and weed, and the snorkelling is along the rocks at the edges of the bay, below the cape on the east side and around Archi islet on the west side. No published snorkel guide for Sounion was found, so expect Saronic-coast rock fish rather than a reef. Swim in the morning before the day boats arrive and before the afternoon northerly gusts; fly a diver-down flag or tow a buoy, because tenders and day-trip boats move through the bay. Landing on the cape rocks to reach the temple is not the way in: use the dinghy jetty and the road. Coordinate is approximate: placed on the rocky shore between the beach (37.65418, 24.02476) and the temple (37.6502, 24.02455), in the water off the east anchorage.
Best for
Morning swim under the temple before setting off
Season
May–Oct; avoid in southerly swell
Nearby
- Sounion Beach & Dinghy Jetty0.1 NM away
- Sounion East Anchorage (below the temple)0.1 NM away
- Cape Sounion Sunset Viewpoint0.2 NM away
- Meltemi Season — Attica Departures0.2 NM away
- Sounion Beach Tavernas (Ilias & Akrogiali)0.2 NM away
- Temple of Athena Sounias0.2 NM away
- Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion0.2 NM away
- Sounion Anchorage (Ormos Sounion)0.3 NM away