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last day in Greece near airport

We will be in Greece in May. We need to drop our friends at the airport for a morning flight, but we do not leave until that evening. Has anyone driven down to the area south of the airport - Lavrio or Suonio? Or any other ideas? We thought a leisurely drive and a nice lunch on a beach would be a nice last day. We would welcome any thoughts.
Thanks

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Decades ago when I visited Greece, I was traveling solo and on one of my days in Athens I did a trip to Sounion. The temple is interesting and I expect that it would be a nice way to spend a final day.

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Judy

Sounio is worth a visit. The temple is interesting and there are great views over the sea. There is also a very sheltered cove below the temple and in May it will be warm enough for a last sip, if that's your thing.

I'd give Lavrion a miss. It's a not very interesting semi industrial port.

If you've got a car you might have time to take in Brauron. It's an interesting site with quite a lot of a temple to Artemis still standing. Because of the location it doesn't get many visitors.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brauron

Finallly, if you just want somewhere for a long lunch Rafina has a number of nice restaurants overlooking the port.

Alan

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If you're talking about the Athens Airport you can shoot over to Porto Rafti and hit the beach. It's 30-45 minutes away max, easy and fun.

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The temple at Sounion is pretty nice and not far from the airport. Furthermore If you want something alternative, they are a lot of wineries around the airport that do tour and sample wine. So that could be an alternative for you!.

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Since it is your last day, you'll probably be OK with just heading over to the beaches just east of the airport and chilling out.

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Thanks to all for the suggestions. it looks like we have a lot of options and will have a fine day!
Judy