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Introduction
Piraeus has been the port of Athens since antiquity, and it is still where you catch most island boats and cruise ships. What's confusing is that Piraeus has three harbors: Megas Limani (Main Harbor), where you'll see everything from tankers... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
As always, keep in mind that these prices were accurate at press time and probably will have gone up by the time you arrive here. Getting There By Metro -- The fastest and easiest way to Piraeus is to take the Metro from Omonia Square o... Continue reading »
Piraeus Travel Experiences
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Our Cruise Ship: The Perla
After our wandering aimlessly in Athens for the morning, we met our Contiki cruise tour group at 2pm to head over to the Pireaus port whe... Continue reading »
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Sweltering in the Seat of Western Civilisation
We had both been told (by guidebooks and fellow travellers alike) that Athens was not a city in which you would want to spend a massive a... Continue reading »
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Athens after 36 years!
Saturday, 17th January So after docking at 10.15 am (15 hrs plus trip) at Patras we managed to sneak down to the vehicle deck ahead of t... Continue reading »
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A Day at the Acropolis
Written on 5/25/06, my 31st birthday, 12:45 am, in our room balcony over looking the city of Athens, while Eric grooms his nails. May... Continue reading »
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Athens
We stumbled into Athens from Piraeus, bright and early, at 7:30 in the morning, after a pretty horrible night on the ferry boat from Lesv... Continue reading »
