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Piraeus Destination Guide

Delve into Piraeus in Greece

Piraeus in the region of Attica with its 172,429 residents is a city in Greece - some 5 mi or ( 8 km ) South-West of Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Piraeus

Current time in Piraeus is now 09:22 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Lacedaemon, Psychiko, Piraeus, Peristeri, and Old Faliron. While being here, make sure to check out Lacedaemon . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Piraeus ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Το Ηλιακό Σύστημα - The Solar System

4:50 min by Terring7
Views: 67661 Rating: 4.64

Ταξίδι στο Ηλιακό Σύστημα Journey to the Solar System ..

Το Θαυμαστό Σύμπαν - The Wonderful Universe

2:44 min by Terring7
Views: 10512 Rating: 4.95

Ταξίδι στο θαυμαστό κόσμο του Διαστήματος Journey to the wonderful world of Space ..


Яма́л морская пехота ,YAMAL marines

14:45 min by Estzis
Views: 8319 Rating: 5.00

Яма́л - морская пехота YAMAL marines - Piraeus Oct 2010 www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Having completed the visit to Greek port Pilos yesterday, large ASW ship Yamal sailed off the port, reported BSF ..

Athens, Greece - Athens Metro 1 Line - Faliro to Moshato (2007)

2:27 min by acg016
Views: 5194 Rating: 4.00

A ride on the Athens Metro. Starting at the Faliro station to the Moshato station. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Piraeus Prefecture

Piraeus Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Πειραιά or Νομός Πειραιώς) was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Piraeus. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the prefecture was abolished, and its territory was divided into two regional units: Islands and Piraeus.

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Located at 37.95 23.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Geography of Attica, Prefectures of Greece

Piraeus station

Piraeus station refers to two railway termini in the city of Piraeus, Greece, approximately 9 km south-west of the centre of Athens. The southern building is the present terminus of Athens Metro Line 1, formerly part of the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railway that opened in 1869. The northern building is the railway termini for standard gauge railway services on the main axis to Eidomeni via Larisa and Thessaloniki, and the Proastiakos to Airport or Acharnes Junction.

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Located at 37.95 23.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Athens Metro stations, Buildings and structures in Piraeus, Railway stations opened in 1869

Basileiades

Basileiades is one of the most historic Greek machine building companies and the largest in its field in the country (as well as one of the most important Greek companies) during the second half of the 19th century.

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Located at 37.94 23.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Greek companies established in the 19th century, Locomotive manufacturers of Greece, Shipbuilding companies of Greece

Panteion University

The Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greek: Πάντειον Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Επιστημών), usually referred to simply as the Panteion University, is a university located in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1927, it is among the three oldest universities of political sciences in Europe.

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Located at 37.94 23.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1927 establishments in Greece, Economics schools, Education in Athens, Educational institutions established in 1927, Journalism schools, Public administration schools, Public policy schools, Public universities, Schools of international relations, Universities in Greece

Battle of Munichia

The Battle of Munichia was fought between Athenians exiled by the oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants and the forces of that government, supported by a Spartan garrison. In the battle, a substantially superior force composed of the Spartan garrison of Athens and the army of the oligarchic government attacked a hill in Piraeus which had been seized by 1,000 exiles under Thrasybulus, but was defeated. After this defeat, the Thirty Tyrants were forced to flee to Eleusis.

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Located at 37.94 23.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 404 BC, Battles involving Athens, Battles involving Sparta, Battles of the Phyle campaign, Piraeus

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