Fodor's Expert Review Vouliagmeni Lake
The part-salt, part spring-fed warm waters of Vouliagmeni Lake make for a peaceful retreat. The lake is actually a subterranean cavern that collapsed and filled with water some 2,000 of years ago. Its tunnels burrow deep into the mountain, stretching for thousands of kilometers and are yet to be fully explored. Its waters are also reputed to have curative powers, and as you bathe, small fish nibble at your dead skin. As such, it's especially popular with older Greeks, though locals still bitterly recall a time when you didn't have to pay for the privilege. At the lakeshore beach, a dramatic, rocky backdrop provides one of the more exotic settings in Attica. You can rent umbrellas and sun beds, and even pay extra to recline in the absurd VIP "Prive" area, but we advise you don't. There are showers as well as a decent (if overpriced) café-restaurant. Most of the lake has a gradual slope and sandy bottom. Caution is recommended, however, as it deepens suddenly in parts.
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The part-salt, part spring-fed warm waters of Vouliagmeni Lake make for a peaceful retreat. The lake is actually a subterranean cavern that collapsed and filled with water some 2,000 of years ago. Its tunnels burrow deep into the mountain, stretching for thousands of kilometers and are yet to be fully explored. Its waters are also reputed to have curative powers, and as you bathe, small fish nibble at your dead skin. As such, it's especially popular with older Greeks, though locals still bitterly recall a time when you didn't have to pay for the privilege. At the lakeshore beach, a dramatic, rocky backdrop provides one of the more exotic settings in Attica. You can rent umbrellas and sun beds, and even pay extra to recline in the absurd VIP "Prive" area, but we advise you don't. There are showers as well as a decent (if overpriced) café-restaurant. Most of the lake has a gradual slope and sandy bottom. Caution is recommended, however, as it deepens suddenly in parts.
Head to the northern corner of the car park and you'll find a marked route (look for the red dots). This leads to a series of interconnecting dirt roads at the top that wrap the mountains around the lake and beyond.
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