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Vouliagmeni (. Its population is about 4,000. It sits on the southwestern part of the Hymettus mountain range. Its exact location is around 38.8° or 38°48′ N and around 23.83° or 23°50′ E. Vouliagmeni is bisected by Athinas Avenue, which runs parallel to the seashore and continues southwards. The part east of the main road is rocky and the bulk of the town is built there. The western half is covered with pine trees, and consists of two peninsulas, Megalo and Mikro Kavouri ("Big Crab" and "Little Crab"). The two Kavouria feature beautiful and very popular sandy and pebble beaches in between rocky shores, several luxury hotels including the Astir Hotel which occupies most of Mikro Kavouri, two marinas, a nautical club (swimming, finswimming, waterpolo, skiing, sailing), a sports club (football, basketball, volleyball, tennis) and several luxurious seaside restaurants, taverns and cafeterias. The Kavouria are the most expensive pieces of housing real estate in Greece. Zoning is enforced strictly. The Vouliagmeni beaches are consistently awarded the coveted EU blue flags for environmental excellence. The triathlon of the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in this area. HISTORY Ruins of the temple of ). LAKE VOULIAGMENI Immediately to the south of the town and very close to the sea, there is a rare geophysical formation that gave the suburb its modern name: Lake Vouliagmeni (Sunken Lake), a fresh-water lake fed by underground currents seeping through the mass of Mount Hymettus . It used to be a large cavern that collapsed after an earthquake, probably during the early Middle Ages. The outline of the collapsed cavern can be clearly discerned from a distance. The lake stands at 40 cm elevation and its water maintains a constant 24 degrees Celsius temperature year-round. It continues deep inside the mountain in an underwater cave which has never been explored completely as it seems to proceed endlessly. Many underwater expeditions have been carried out in order to chart it, and a few amateur divers have drowned trying. Because of its constant and comfortable water temperature, the lake functions as a year-round swimming Spa . HISTORICAL POPULATION
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