Explore Marathona in Greece
Marathona in the region of Attica with its 4,051 inhabitants is a place in Greece - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) North-East of Athens , the country's capital city .
Time in Marathona is now 09:05 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Stamata, Rafina, Pikermi, Panayia Mesosporitissa, and Nafplion. Since you are here already, consider visiting Stamata . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Marathona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Marathonas Lake
A Sunday evening in Marathonas lake ..
Join AHEPA All Star Marathon Team.mpg
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Schinias beach, Attica, Greece
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Interesting facts about this location
Kotroni Airport
Kotroni Airport is a small airport situated northwest of Marathonas, Greece. It has one of the smallest runways in the world. Both runways are mostly used by helicopters because Kotroni is normally a base for the Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command. To indicate that helicopters land at the site, the airport has helipad signs on the surface of the runways. It also contains 4 helipads, which are on the runway and 16 helicopters' parking positions.
Located at 38.14 23.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Greek National Road 83
Greek National Road 83 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Athens with Rafina via Marathon.
Located at 38.16 23.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon (Greek: Μάχη τοῦ Μαραθῶνος, Machē tu Marathōnos) took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. It was the culmination of the first attempt by Persia, under King Darius I, to subjugate Greece.
Located at 38.12 23.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (Ολυμπιακό Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχοινιά) was built to host the rowing and canoe sprint events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. It is the most northerly venue of the 2004 Games situated to the east of the town of Marathon. It covers 1.24 km² and has a spectator capacity of 14,000. It is a part of Schinias National Park.
Located at 38.15 24.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility
Kato Souli Naval Transmission Facility is a facility used by the Greek Navy for transmitting messages to submarines in the LF-range at Kato Souli near Marathon, Greece. It was commissioned in 1989 and uses as tallest antenna tower a 250-metre-tall guyed mast with umbrella antenna, the tallest structure in Greece. The site has an area of 650 acres. Nearby there was a transmission site of the US Navy with several shortwave transmitters.
Located at 38.15 24.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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