8/2/2009 11:02:43 AM
8/2/2009 11:08:20 AM
Cape Sounion at sunset taken from the Temple of Poseidon. 8/2/2009 16:02:34 PM
8/2/2009 17:34:30 AM
Lord Byron signed his name at the Temple of Poseidon
Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο, transliterated Akrotírio Soúnio, pronounced [akroˈtirʝo ˈsuɲo]; Ancient Greek: Άκρον Σούνιον, Άkron Soúnion; Latin: Sunium promonturium; Venetian: Capo Colonne - "Cape of Columns") is a promontory located 69 kilometres (43 mi) SSE of Athens, at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula in Greece.