Anavyssos

Anavyssos (Greek: Ανάβυσσος) is a town and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Saronikos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 14.478 km².[3] At the 2011 census it had 6,202 inhabitants.[1] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Anavyssos Ανάβυσσος
Anavyssos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°44′N 23°57′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Saronikos
• Municipal unit	14.478 km2 (5.590 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	6,202
• Municipal unit density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 13
Area code(s)	22910
Vehicle registration	Z

It is situated near the Saronic Gulf coast, at the foot of the Olympos hill (487 m). It is 2 km north of Palaia Fokaia, 4 km east of Saronida, 10 km west of Lavrio and 34 km southeast of Athens city centre. The Greek National Road 91 (Athens - Sounion) passes south of the town, along the coast.

Anavyssos is located on the area of the ancient Attica's demos of Anaflystos (Ανάφλυστος), which has shown significant archaeological findings like Kroisos Kouros that is exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

The contemporary settlement was originally a village founded by Greek refugees who resettled there after fleeing from various areas of Asia Minor after the Asia Minor Campaign.[4]

Anavyssos is the place where Elias Venezis, one of the most important Greek novelists of the 20th century located his 1939 novel 'Tranquility' (Γαλήνη). Today Anavyssos is a major coastal resort of Attica famous for water-sports, the town sees its population tripled during the summer months.

In addition to the main part of the town, Anavyssos includes a number of satellite settlements such as Ag. Nikolaos, Mavro Lithari, Paralia Anavyssou, Lakka, Alykes etc.