Kineta
Kineta () is a beach town in West Attica, Greece. It is part of the municipality Megara. Geography Kineta is situated on the northern coast of the Saronic Gulf, south of the Geraneia mountains. The rocks of Kakia Skala lie to the east. The nearest towns are Agioi Theodoroi (8 km to the southwest) and Megara (12 km to the east). Corinth is 25 km to the west, and Athens is 45 km to the east. The old Greek National Road 8 and the new Motorway 8, both connecting Athens with Corinth and the Peloponnese, pass through the town. The Kineta railway station is served by Proastiakos trains between Athens International Airport and Kiato (Peloponnese). History The name "Kineta" is said to be taken from a small lagoon or marsh on the beach, which produces such swarms of gnats in the autumn as to almost amount to a plague. The lagoon does not exist anymore but Kineta still has (2010) more than its share of gnats. "To the east of Crommyon, at the western extremity of the Scironian rocks, was a temple of Apollo Latous, which marked the boundaries of the Corinthia and Megaris in the time of Pausanias. This