Temple of Poseidon

Located in Sounion, at the southermost tip of Greece, sailors both past and present knew they were close to Athens when they spotted the Temple of Poseidon. According to legend, it was at Sounion that the great Athenian hero Theseus's father, King Aegeus, awaited his son's return from his journey to Crete to slay the Minotaur. The King told his son to have his ship return with white sails if he survived the encounter, with black sails if he met his death. In the excitement of his victory, Theseus forgot his fathers instructions and returned with the black sails. When Aegus saw the black sails he threw himself into the sea {forever known as the Aegean Sea} to his death. What makes this so interesting is that 15 of the original 34 columns are still standing so you can really see what the Temple originally looked like ~the temple was built in the 5th Century BC.

We had lunch at a cafe located close to the temple and here is the view we had from our table...pretty impressive!!