Piraeus
Greek port city
Piraeus is the principal port of Athens and one of the largest in the Mediterranean, serving as Greece's main gateway for maritime commerce and passenger ferries to the Greek islands.
Located about six miles southwest of central Athens, it has functioned as the city's harbor since antiquity: The ferry to Mykonos departs from Piraeus.
Safe anchorage for ships
- AthensGreece's capital city
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- cargoTransported goods
terminal · docks · marina · vessels · container · maritime · quay · berth
Greek region containing Athens
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- coastalOf the shoreline
- basinConcave water receptacle
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
municipality · urban · district · waterfront · bay · headland · shoreline · Salamis
Three-banked ancient warship
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- agoraGreek civic square
- PericlesFifth-century Athenian statesman
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
Persian Wars · democracy · amphora · commerce · Socrates · city-state · antiquity · Salamis
Pertaining to cities
- suburbOutlying residential district
- AtticaGreek region containing Athens
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
waterfront · cafes · seafood · restaurants · promenade · nightlife · fish market · apartment
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- AthensGreece's capital city
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
cargo · terminal · docks · marina · vessels · container · maritime · quay · berth · anchorage
Attica
Greek region containing Athens
Greece · municipality · urban · district · waterfront · bay · headland · shoreline · Salamis · islands
trireme
Three-banked ancient warship
fortification · Persian Wars · democracy · amphora · commerce · Socrates · city-state · antiquity · Salamis · colonnade
urban
Pertaining to cities
neighborhood · waterfront · cafes · seafood · restaurants · promenade · nightlife · fish market · apartment · municipal
PiraeusAthens
Greece's capital city
Acropolis · capital city · seat of government · administrative center
Piraeusinland
Away from the coast
Tripoli · hinterland · Sparta · Arcadia · Lamia
Piraeuscultural district
Area promoting artistic activity