Piraeus is one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean. It was laid back in the fifth century BC, so the lack of interesting places, this city does not complain.
What is worth looking in Pirae
Port of Piraeus . It must be seen, if only because it is the largest tourist port in all of Europe. Every year, it takes about twenty million passengers through it.
Antique Odeon. . The greatness of the ancient city, it came to us only as the ruins, but this place did not lose their magnetic attractiveness. Be sure to visit it. It is best to go here in the excursion group, but if you speak the language, you can safely ask you to tell you about this place, local residents. The story of the mouth of the Aboriginal, sometimes much more interesting than the boring controversy of an experienced guide.
Peace and Friendship Stadium . It is the most beautiful stadium not only in Greece, but also around the world. Often, international exhibitions and competitions are carried out here. It offers competitions in such sports as a volleyball, Thai boxing, handball, karate, and so on. The infrastructure of the stadium includes three coaching rooms, five locker rooms, balconies for VIP clients and several cafes.
Karakaki stadium . This sports facility, got its name in honor of Georgiosa Karaiskakis, who fought for the independence of the country and died in these places. At the moment, the stadium is a home shaler for the Olympiacos football club. The solemn opening of the stadium, took place in 1896 during the Summer Olympic Games, as a Velodrome.
Church of Saints Constantine and Elena . It is one of the most outstanding attractions of the city of Piraeus. The church was built at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Building architecture, made in luxurious baroque style. Inside the church, there is an altar, which is essentially the main attraction of this temple, because it is decorated with precious stones in combination with rare carving on a tree.
Monument of feminist . The monument was opened in May 2010 and since then, its popularity is very difficult to overestimate. In the park, in which this monument is located, there are always a lot of holidaymakers, and in any shop that trades souvenirs, you can buy a miniature copy of this monument.
Church Zoodokhos Pigue . The temple was erected at the place where the ancient temple of the Holy Virgin Mary had once been located. It is noteworthy what they built it, only three people. Rather, the three monks of Gervacios, Serapionas and Averkios at the end of the eighteenth century.
Church of the Holy Trinity . The main decoration of this temple is the iconostasis and bell tower, which are made of marble. The building itself, built in the style of Baroque.
Maritime Museum . The main feature of this museum, which distinguishes him against the background of all other museums, is not at all that here everyone can familiarize themselves with the history of the Greek fleet, but the fact that his collections cover the enormous period of time, which begins with prehistoric times and ends with the twentieth century ad.
Archaeological Museum . Want to touch the history of ancient Greece? Then running on an excursion in the Archaeological Museum. The museum collections contain many sculptures that were found in Pirae, and which belong to the bronze century. Here you can see the gravestone monuments of the fourth and fifth centuries BC, various objects from ceramics, two statues of Artemis, the statue of Kibel, the Mother of the Gods (the fourth century to our era), the statues of Apollo and many other unique exhibits.
Museum of Luskarina Bubulina . The museum is named after the famous heroine of the Greek revolution of 1821. Laskarin Bubulina was born, in Constantinople prison. In this prison, all her family was in conclusion. Father Luskarina - Stavrionis Pinocis. He was an active participant in the Greek revolution against the Ottoman rule, which broke out in 1769-1770. Laskarin Bubulina inheriting the condition from her husband, could afford the content of the army of the rebels and a small fleet with crews. During the times of the revolution, it was engaged in the fact that the activities of the underground Greek organization "Filkcoming Eteriya" were finalized. In 1821, the siege of the fortress of Nafplion took place, so Laskarin Bubulina, raised the rebels to the decisive storming of the fortress, thereby showing heroism and perpetuating his name in history.