e suggest you to begin your tour of the lovely city of Piraeus at the impressive Metro Station, the starting point for every traveler who wants to get to know the town. This building is a noteworthy example of neoclassical architecture and bears witness to the town's formers glory and dominates the center of the harbor, especially in the evening when it is illuminated.

		outh of the station we find an elegant neoclassical building that houses the Bank of Greece and the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The Cathedral is reddish in color with an exquisite dome. Continuing your tour along the side of the harbor and after passing a small park you will pass by the church of St. Spiridonas, the oldest and most historic church in the town. Then you will head for the exhibition halls of the Port Authority of Piraeus
where large commercial exhibitions are regularly held. Directly opposite is the church of St.Nicholas, patron saint of sailors everywhere. You are now on Akti Miaouli, the main thoroughfare along the waterfront, where most of the shipping offices and agencies are located. At strategic points along this boulevard the Port Authority of Piraeus has created passenger terminals where travelers can get the information on the schedules of passenger ships and the embarkation points.

eading toward Akti Xaveriou, dotted with modern buildings housing the shipping companies, you will reach the end of the street and the gates of the harbor. At last a visit to the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus is recommended (Charilaou Trikoupi St 31). Here are displayed noteworthy funerary reliefs from the 5th and the 4th century BC and Hellenistic and Roman sculptures. Also on display are ceramics from the Classical period, bronze idols, miniature objects and coins.
The labyrinthian shape of the coast of the Piraeus peninsula can disorient a visitor who has not studied a map of the town.

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