Eleusis

I camped on the outskirts of town by the boat building yard, the town is very industrial with the archaeology park located near the center 3 euros to enter and well worth while there was a cafe across the road cyceon where i got coffee before entering i was shocked by the price of the coffee but once they realized i had cycled from England by bike I got a special price on the coffee, and some lovely postcards of the archaeology site, some salted nuts to take away. Which all made up for it. It was very good coffee as well. Eleusis is the place where the ancient Greeks worshiped Demeter and the religious festival called the eleusinina mysteries where held. The word eleusis comes from two Greek words eos  arival and mystririon secrecy  member would walk along the sacred way from Athens carrying sacred objects of Demeter and the drink called Kykeon during the festival not much is known about the proceedings as if any member spoke of what happened it was punishable by death. Leaving in the afternoon and cycling south west along the old coast road towards Methana where I hope to find some hot springs to rest and relax before heading back to the UK for a icy winter.

Location : Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός Αθηνών-Πατρών, Nea Peramos 19006,