Hot Springs - Vouliameni's Lake
The lake of Vouliameni is one of many wonders of Athens. Located at Vouliameni, right off Posidonos Avenue, the lake has offered its therapeutic qualities to visitors around the globe for many years. It's the ideal place to go for those who suffer from ailments as neuralgia, headaches, arthritis, sciatica, eczema and other problems or for those who want to swim 'laps' in a natural setting.
If you just want to bask in the sun or sleep in a lounge chair, the peacefulness of the lake is difficult to beat. It's best to go in early Spring and late Fall or when the sea is too rough and windy to swim in. The lake is about 50 centimeters above sea level and so it is constantly overflowing and being replenished by the hot springs beneath it. The composition of the lake is brackish and full of such minerals as potassium, natrium, lithium, ammonium, calcium, ferrum, chloride, iodine and is slightly radioactive. Scientific research has proven that millions of years ago there was a large cave with many hot springs where the lake is today. With time the moisture and high temperatures of the springs caused the roof to collapse. The lake's water ranges from 20 - 27 degrees Celsius.
Surrounded by beach chairs and umbrellas, there is a cafe-bar-restaurant too, for those of you wanting to enjoy a dinner by candlelight or some good ice cream! English is spoken, as are a number of other languages and children are welcome. It's not just for older people! During the summer months, many young people hang out there also!
The lake is open year round. Summer hours are from 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. In the winter season the hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For more information you may call 210 896 2237 or 896 2238.