Piraeus
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By Air
Direct Airport Express buses run 24 hours between the port of Piraeus and Athens International Airport.Allow 90 minutes for the trip.The Airport is also accessible via the Metro,with a connection at Monastiraki.
By Train
Most travellers arriving in Piraeus from Athens make use of the very convenient Metro.Line 1 terminates at the Port,from there it's a short walk to the Saronic Gulf ferries,hydrofoils and catamarans,or a free shuttle-bus ride to the ships sailing to Crete and the Dodecanses.Central Cyclades ferries conveniently sail from just across the metro station and allows unlimited connections on all modes of transport within 90 minutes.
By Bus
Other public buses connect Piraeus with its outlying suburbs,the southern coastal zone and with central Athens.Bus and trolley-bus connects Piraeus within 90 minutes.They must be bought in advance (generally from kiosks or inside metro stations) and validated once on board.
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Hellenic Maritime Museum
was founded in 1949.It is located at Freatida,near Zea Harbour,in Piraeus.The museum exhibits approximately 2500 items related to the maritime history of Greece since prehistoric times.The exhibits are displayed in chronological order.They include many ship models and a number of paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The museum admits visitors from Tuesday to Saturday at 09:00-14:00 and on Sunday at 09:30 - 14:00.It is closed on Mondays and on public holidays. Photography in the museum is prohibited.
Peace and Friendship Stadium
Is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro,Piraeus,Athens,Greece.It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague basketball club Olympiacos Piraeus.In addition to basketball, its multi-purpose main arena is also able to host athletics,gymnastics,volleyball,handball,ice skating,concerts,conventions and exhibitions.
Mount Hymettus
Is a mountain range in the Athens area, East Central Greece.It is also colloquially known as Trellos or Trellovouno (crazy mountain),probably coming from French colonials in the 15th or 16th century, calling the mountain Tres Long.The height is 1,026 m at Evzonas and the length is 16 km (9.9 mi) between Athens and the Saronic Gulf and 6 to 7 km from east to west. In the ancient times,the highest point was known as Mega Ymittos and the southern Elattona and Anydro Ymitto It was noted for its thyme honey.Marble has been quarried since antiquity.
Peloponnesian War
Was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases.In the first phase, the Archidamian War, Sparta launched repeated invasions of Attica, while Athens took advantage of its naval supremacy to raid the coast of the Peloponnese attempting to suppress signs of unrest in its empire. This period of the war was concluded in 421 BC, with the signing of the Peace of Nicias.The Peloponnesian War continues to fascinate later generations, because of the way it engulfed the Greek world.The insight Thucydides provides into the motivations of its participants is deeper than that which is known about any other war in ancient times.
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