Lavrion - a small Greek village, located in the southeastern part of Attica. Lavrion was famous in antiquity because of silver mines which were one of the main sources of revenue of the Athenian state. This money is mainly used for the manufacture of coins. Lavrion is also a port city, although it is much smaller than the nearby Piraeus.

Lavrion is located 60 km south-east of Athens, south of the town of Keratea and to the north of Cape Sounion. It offers a great view on a small uninhabited island Makronisos. The town is just 35 km from Athens Airport.

Lavrionskie mines were originally so rich, that portion of the proceeds went to the state treasury, and the rest is distributed among the citizens .  After the Battle of Marathon (one of the largest land battles Greco-Persian wars 490 g .  Don . e . ), Themistocles persuaded the Athenians to send the expected revenues from the silver mines of Lavrion to expand the fleet to 200 Athenian triremes (Trier - fighting ships), and thus laid the foundation for the maritime empire of Athens .  The mines, which were owned by the state, as a rule, individuals surrendered under the terms of short-term lease for a certain percentage .  Development of the field was carried out by hand and used exclusively slave labor .  At the end of the 5th century during the Peloponnesian War, production declined significantly, but the mines continued to operate .  Although the Greek historian and geographer Strabo in his writings pointed out that at this time in Attica began smelting old metallurgical waste, indicating the exhaustion of the primary deposits .  In the 1st century AD . e .  Mines were abandoned .  In the 20th century, the mines have been reworked, but mainly for the production of lead, manganese and cadmium .

Today Lavrion is the most attractive for tourists as a port where you can rent a yacht. This is where most convenient to get to places of interest such as the Cyclades, Euboea, Saronic Islands. Interest for tourists and Cape Sounion, where is the ancient Temple of Poseidon. The city has its own archaeological museum and mineral museum - the only museum of its kind in Greece.

In numerous taverns on the waterfront you can try Greek dishes of freshly caught fish and other marine products.