▁( the ▁Bad ▁Sea ) ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Ker ate a ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁hills ▁in ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Att ica ▁pen ins ula , ▁ 6   km ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁A ege an ▁Sea ▁coast , ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁m ▁elev ation . ▁It ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁foot ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁ 5   km ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Kal y via ▁Thor ik ou , ▁ 1 2   km ▁north west ▁of ▁Lav rio ▁and ▁ 2 9   km ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁city ▁centre . ▁Greek ▁National ▁Road ▁ 8 9 ▁( G er ak as ▁- ▁Kor op i ▁- ▁Lav rio ▁- ▁S oun io ) ▁passes ▁through ▁Ker ate a . ▁ ▁In ▁anti qu ity , ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁present ▁Ker ate a ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁de me ▁Ce ph ale , ▁of ▁the ▁ph yle ▁Ac am ant is ▁in ▁Mes oge ia ▁area ▁of ▁An cient ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁Historical ▁population ▁ ▁Historical ▁monuments ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Ath anas ius ▁( K ron izes ). ▁A ▁wall ▁painting ▁monument ▁( 1 7 4 4 ) ▁of ▁George ▁Mark ou ▁the ▁Arg us , ▁the ▁great ▁and ▁pro l ific ▁post - By z antine ▁ecc les i astic ▁icon ograph er ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁(" .... ▁Il ▁Santo ▁Ath anas io , ▁che ▁si ▁trova ▁alla ▁Reg ione ▁C