Hellenic Ports Association

Port to the Aegean islands and the neighboring countries of the Eastern Mediterranean! Lavrio is located at the southernmost point of Attica in the Lavreotic peninsula. It is known from the ancient antiquity for the extraction of silver, which was one of the main sources of income of the city - state of Athens, for the production of coins and the financing of the Athenian fleet. The National Park of Sounion, as well as the important archaeological and modern monuments characterizes the area as a place of cultural tourism and recreation. Cruise ship guests arrive at the harbor to admire the “French Skala”, a reference point and cultural monument of the city of Lavrio, as well as the world mining history. In the city of Lavrio you will be impressed by the neoclassical buildings such as the building that houses the Town Hall and the famous “fish market” designed by the well-known German architect Chiller. Also, interesting places are the Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park with the Museum of Mining and Metallurgy, the Mineralogical Museum with exhibits from the Neolithic period up to the previous century as well as the Archaeological Museum with finds from the Neolithic period up to the first Christian times. Within a few kilometers of the port of Lavrion, the visitors of the cruise have the opportunity to experience the ancient theater of Thorikos of the 4th century BC, considered the oldest preserved and unique theater for its peculiar shape. The Cape Sounio, where the temple of Poseidon is located, 9 km from the port of Lavrion, is one of the most important monuments of Attica with high traffic throughout the year. The temple is Doric style, built in 440 BC, at in the time of the golden age of Pericles. Cape Sounio was inhabited in prehistoric times. According to mythology it is connected with the death of Aegeus, King of Athens, who saw the black sails from the ship of his son Theseus’, thought he was killed by the Minotaur and drowned in the sea which named “Aegean Sea“. It is also noted that the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens is 70 km away from the port of Lavrion. The modern Lavrio with its Port and the rich historical and mining stock is a gateway to the islands of the Aegean archipelago and the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean. ...the Historic Mining Center!