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Cruise port destinations in Greece
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Piraeus
A port-city with a fascinating an- journey to all the Aegean islands (apart
cient history, vibrant, with sights
from the Sporades) and Crete. You can
worth seeing. A city that grew
stroll around to see not only the cargo
and gained power, becoming an
important commercial, cultural and indus- ships but also the sea liners, as well as the
arrivals and the departures of shipments
trial center throughout the centuries. In and people from all over the world. In the
its welcoming embrace you will find on a Freatida area you can see the remaining
daily basis thousands of people travelling parts of the ancient Piraeus Wall (on the
to the Aegean Sea and Crete, and others coastal area).
visiting Piraeus for food, coffee, entertain-
ment, shopping, walks with a sea view, Zea marina (Pasalimani) This marina is
visits to the museums or around the neo- the docking place for some of the most
classical buildings that stand as irrefutable impressive yachts and cruisers. On the
evidence of its glamorous past. Wander coast you can find many restaurants, tav-
around Piraeus and discover its unfor- erns, bars and commercial stores which
gettable charming corners that will satisfy every passenger’s need.
make you visit it again and again!
Mikrolimano This port was protected by
Most of you have heard even once “The the goddess Mounichia Artemis and today
children of Piraeus” , the song com- is a popular area attracting people from
posed by Manos Hadjidakis, sung by Melina all over Attica. It is a beautiful small port
Merkouri in the film “Never on Sunday”, full of fishing boats, small ships and luxuri-
that win the Oscar in 1960. Piraeus since ous yachts. If you are fond of fish and sea
then acquired a global reputation thanks food, you should eat at one of its famous
to this film and song speaking about the taverns.
town port of Piraeus.
Kastella A popular and beautiful quar-
Today, it is the main port of Athens, the ter of Piraeus built on a hill also known
biggest one in Greece and one of the most as Prophet Ilias. If you walk to the top
important ports of the Mediterranean, a of the hill you will see alleys with pictur-
major shipping, industrial and transporta- esque houses. In this area you will also
tion center of the country. City life focus- find the outdoor theatre “Veakio”,
es on the three parts of the port: the cen- which hosts significant cultural events
tral one, the Zea marina and Mikrolimano. during the summer.
The Central Port Its ancient name was
Kantharos and today is the center of the
city life. From here you can embark on a
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