Many consider Piraeus nothing more than a gateway to the great archaeological sites and museums of adjacent Athens. On its surface, Greece's largest port city can seem congested and chaotic, and there ...

How to spend one day in Athens on foot. Follow this self-guided walking route from early Acropolis entry to rooftop views using our Google Map.

Piraeus, the main port of Athens, was an island from 4 800 -- 3 400 BC, in other words 4 500 years before the Parthenon was built on the Acropolis. This discovery was made by a French-Greek team who ...