Lagonissi is a settlement in the southern part of Kalyvia Thorikou

Kalyvia Thorikou

Kalyvia Thorikou is a town and a former municipality and in southeastern Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Saronikos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....

 by the Saronic Gulf

Saronic Gulf

The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. It is the eastern terminus of the Corinth Canal, which cuts across the isthmus.-Geography:The gulf includes the islands of; Aegina, Salamis, and Poros along with...

 in the Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 prefecture of Attica

Attica

Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...

. Lagonissi is linked with a 4-lane highway (GR-91

Greek National Road 91

Greek National Road 91 is a highway running from the southernmost limit of the Athens metropolitan Area, in Vouliagmeni up to Sounio. It is a continuation of Poseidonos Avenue . It was first constructed in the 1950s as a one lane per direction road, but was later extended to two lanes per...

 linking Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 and Sounio. The small road linking to the airport lies north. Lagonissi is located approximately 30 km SE of Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos

Attiki Odos

Attiki Odos is a privately owned toll motorway in Greece. The Proastiakos high-speed suburban rail is set almost entirely in the median of the motorway, along its main section. The motorway's numbers are 6 for the main section, 64 for the Hymettus Beltway and 65 for the Aigaleo Beltway...

 (numbers 6 and 62), 35 km NW of Cape Sounio and south of the Hymettus Ring. Lagonissi is filled with luxury homes; the dictator George Papadopoulos

George Papadopoulos

Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos was the head of the military coup d'état that took place in Greece on 21 April 1967 and leader of the military government that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974. Papadopoulos was a Colonel of Artillery...

 used to live there. Beaches as well as several hotels and facilities lie within the Saronic and restaurants also cover the shoreline.

Information

The mountains dominate the northern part of the municipality, with a valley consisting of farmlands and vacation homes covering the rest. Businesses and tourism are the most popular industry in Lagonissi after shifting from rural in the 1960s and the 1970s. Agriculture was formerly the main industry of Lagonissi, but continues today with farmlands covering much of Lagonissi. Later, Lagonissi became part of the Athens Metropolitan Area. Suburban housing arrived in the 1960s and 1970s and continues to this day. In the 1970s, the highway added two additional lanes to GR-89 (Athens–Sounio Road).

Other

Lagonisi has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasia, churches, and squares (plateies

Plateia

Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...

).