Kouvaras

Kouvaras (Greek: Κουβαράς) is a village and a former community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Saronikos, of which it is a municipal unit. Kouvaras is situated along the road from Glyka Nera to Lavrio, between Kalyvia Thorikou and Keratea. Kouvaras is located approximately 40 km SE of Athens, S of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and WNW of Cape Sounio and south of the Hymettus Ring. The mountains dominate the southern and the northern parts of the municipality and consist of rocks and grasslands, forests lie in the eastern portion while the rest of the area is made up of farmlands. Agriculture and a few businesses are the most popular industry in Kouvaras, the...