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For a delightful drive out of Athens I should recommend Sounion, at the end of the Attic Peninsula.

The road, a comparatively new one, is very good, winding along inlets, coves, and bays of deep and brilliant blue.

I suppose the day will inevitably come when the area will be encrusted with developments, but at present it is deserted and seductive.

Three beneficial hurdles to progress are the lack of water, electricity, and telephones.