Port Piraeus

According to scientists, including geologists, Piraeus was once an island. Assessing its strategic position, in the fifth century BC, a huge harbor was built on it, surrounded by a powerful wall and protected by two towers. The harbor was divided into 2 parts. The first received merchant ships, the second was designed to accommodate and build warships. In the I century BC, the port was connected with Athens by long walls, giving the city the status of a great one. Today in Piraeus you can see the remains of walls and towers.

Modern Piraeus is one of the largest ports in Europe: more than 10 million tons of cargo and 5.3 million people per year. 12 berths, which receive more than 26 thousand different vessels. You can get to the port by bus, subway, taxi. From the airport - by bus number 96, from the center of Athens - number 40 and 46. The fastest will be on the subway, with one transfer to Monastiraki.