The summer hot sun has disappeared at the endless blue of the horizon. The night comes slowly. The first lights have started flashing at the coast line of Attica .

It is a magic time... the time that day leaves the scene and night comes. The atmosphere gets cooler and the colors start loosing its intensity.

I will take you with me this night... a night with a wonderful moon in order to show you a small part of the Greek capital during night.

The cabrio was uncovered and my company was my father. First time for him the travel with such a car and he felt a little bit strange at the start of our trip but after a while he started to enjoy the spectacular view of the area and forgot everything else.

First stop was Piraeus and the hill of Profitis Ilias The stony hill stands just 100 meters above sea level, is located between Zea's port and Microlimano and is at the highest point of Piraeus. From there, one can look out to the islands of Aegina, the Phaleron Coast, the Microlimano and the various islands of Saronic Gulf.

Next stop will be Freatida and the area of Piraiki.

Freatida, and in older times, it was a bay which has now been filled in with earth. During antiquity, the Death Court convened here. The magistrates sat by on the beach, and brought the accused by boats near the coast, so that they would not set foot on Attica soil.

The charm and the picturesque scenery that Piraiki offers can hardly be described with words. This seafront, which extends from Freattis all the way to the Building of Navy Cadets Academy, having been perfectly trimmed and lit up at night, is the most ideal part of Piraeus for a promenade any time of the day.

We walked around the Freatida area, looking at the calm blue waters and the little boats. This area is one of the places that bring many memories from the past for my father. At his 80's with the health problems that this age brings he like to tell me all the stories of his difficult life but also the fun moments he has lived in this area.

As a sailor (a marine engineer who was a part owner of a small motor ship for many years) he had to spend a big part of his life at the harbor of Piraeus and the area of Piraiki was the only luxury he offered to himself. The small taverns with the fresh sea food are sweet memories of a tough life. He was an orphan from the age of 12 and he had to work to survive and offer a good life to his younger sister and later to his family. He succeeded and he made a nice family but now he lives alone as my mother passed away 6 years ago.

After our nice dinner it was time to travel again. It was night and the night was special... a night with a huge summer moon. I drove at the fast highway along the coast of Attika until Varkiza.

Varkiza or Alianthos is a beautiful suburb of Athens with a sandy beach on the way to Sounion. It is part of the municipality of Vari in southern Attica and is located east of the Megalo Daktylo (Large Finger) SW of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos. Most of the street names are named after Greek myths as well as a main street named Poseidonos.

The forests covers a part of the municipality but much of the mountainous area are rocky and grassy. The urban sprawl covers sporadically in the farmlands and west of Varkiza.

The night was wonderful. The full moon spreads its mystic light at the small harbor and the reflection of its light brought fairies and ancient creatures at the surface.

Selene, the goddess of the moon was there too to manage the ancient dance of the light. Warm reddish colors and blue cold colors decorated the dark painting.

Natural beauty... Just the light of the moon and her bless was enough to design a miraculous scene.

One of her best known myths involves the handsome Endymion. The moon-goddess fell in love with this mortal, and she therefore engaged in an affair with Endymion that resulted in the birth of fifty daughters. But Endymion was, alas, human, and so susceptible to aging and eventually death. Selene could not bear the thought of this cruel fate.

According to one version of the myth, she made certain that Endymion would remain eternally youthful by casting a spell that would cause him to sleep forever. In this way, Endymion would always live, sleeping through the ages.

It was a special night, the night of the June's full moon. I was there and I was part of the great dance of the fairies. I offer my colors to the amazing colors of the summer night. I was there with my great company.
I was there with my father and you.

"The stars about the full moon lose their bright beauty when she, almost full, illumines all earth with silver."

"The gleaming stars all about the shining moon
Hide their bright faces, when full-orbed and splendid
In the sky she floats, flooding the shadowed earth
with clear silver light."

I hope you have enjoyed the visit at the coast line of Attica at a night with full moon.