From here ferries leave regularly for the islands and other points along the coast. An electric train service connects Athens and Piraeus. The Apollo Coast is one of the best developed tourist areas, stretching from Piraeus as far as Cape Sounio at the southern tip of the promontory. Here the superb ruins of the Temple of Poseidon , surrounded by steep access paths. Sheltered bays provide excellent swimming.
Accommodation is available and there are numerous restaurants specialising in seafood dishes.
Stretching from Cape Sounio to Skala Oropou , there is a succession of resorts, set amid pinewoods. In general, there is a wide choice of hotels, rooms to rent, restaurants and tavernas. The Saronic Gulf stretches from the Attica coastline to the Peloponnese shores. The best-known islands here are Aegina, Salamis, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Dokos, Spetsopoula and the islets of Angistri and Moni . One-day cruises to the islands of Aegina, Poros and Hydra leave daily throughout the year from Flisvos Marina at Paleo Faliro.