Lake Vouliagmeni

Lake Vouliagmeni is a lagoon, located northwest of Loutraki, close to the site area of Heraion and the settlement of Perachora. It has a maximum length of 2 km and a maximum width of about 1 km. The depth does not exceed 40 meters. It features a beach with sand in contrast to the beach of Loutraki. The lagoon communicates with the Corinthian bay through a very narrow channel, whose width does not exceed 6 meters.

In ancient times it was called Eschatiotis and Gorgopis, name taken from Megareas’ daughter, Gorgis, who was drowned in the lake. In the area, near the narrow channel of the lake, there have been identified traces of human settlement of the Early Helladic Period, a sign that the area is inhabited since the 3rd millennium BC.