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 Saronic Gulf by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the Isthmus of Corinth. It is the eastern terminus of the Corinth Canal, which cuts across the isthmus. Islands that are lined in the middle of the Gulf are Aegina, Salamis, and Poros along with smaller islands of Patroklou and Vleves.
The origin of the name comes from the mythological king Saron who drowned at the Psifaei lake (modern Psifta). The Saronic Gulf was a string of six entrances to the Underworld, each guarded by a chthonic enemy in the shapes of thieves and bandits.
You may watch my high resolution photos of Saronic Gulf on Google Earth in Piraeus according to the following coordinates 37Ί 56' 51.30" N 23Ί 35' 37.46" E
or on my Google Earth Panoramio Saronic Gulf .
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There are a couple of handsome churches if you're interested in that kind of thing. Just near the harbor you will see Agia Triada Church. It was built in XVIII century and famous with its carved iconostasis.
Ruins of the acnient city at the bamesent of the cathedral of Agia Triada and the acnient neosoikoi in Zea and Cartnahus navy yard, can be seen.
You may watch my high resolution photos of Agia Triada on Google Earth in Pireaus according to the following coordinates 37Ί 56' 37.28" N 23Ί 38' 43.02" E
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 Piraeus - Agios Nikolaos
Church by Kuznetsov_Sergey
Another architectural treasure of Piraeus is the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.
Further more on the right we see the building of the Naval Hospital (previously "Russian"), that was founded in the beginning of our century from the knjaginja Olga, with expenses of the Tszar, for the crews of the Russian navy often harboured in Piraeus.
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This church was along the road from the ferry agency area to the main centre of town - it was open and in I went to find a beautifully decorated interiors with a range of colours, clear patterns and paintings of biblical persons.
After taking a number of photos - without my flash on - and not having seen any signs anywhere a person came up to me to state 'No Photos!'. So I was lucky then that I did get quite a number of good photos because I had to stop. Leave a Comment
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Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πειραιώς - Archaeological Museum of Peiraeus Leave a Comment Address: Χαρ. Τρικούπη 31 - Har. Trikoupi 31Other Contact: 010 - 45 21 598, 010 - 45 18 388
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 by GeorgiosXLeave a Comment Address: Σαρωνικός κόλπος - Saronic Gulf
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Visit the Zea bay for a cofee, the Kastela hill in the evening for an icecream and the two meuseums.
The military meuseum in Zea bay and the Archeological meuseum in the centre of the city. Finally they should not forget to visit the night clubs :-)) Lots of Music and drinks and dancing! :-))) Leave a Comment
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The Museum was founded in 1949 and comprises nine rooms, where the nautical history of Greece, from prehistoric times to our day, comes to life. Among the exhibits there are models of ancient and mondern ships, paintings by some of the greatest 19th and 20th century Greek painters of seascapes (Prossalendis, Volanakis, Hadjis, etc.); also guns, maps, flags, medals, nautical instruments, etc. There is also a specialized library in the Museum with 10,000 volumes and rich archival material, a photographic and film collection, which includes, among others, the archives of Admiral Kriezis and approximately 200 maps (16th -20th centuries).
To see the most important exhibits of the museum follow this : The Museum
Opening hours :
Daily: 09.00-14.00 Monday,Sunday Closed
Saturday 09.00-13.30
Admission :
Full admission 1,50 €, Reduced admission 1,00 € Leave a Comment Address: Akti Themistokleous, Freattys, 185 37 PiraeusPhone: +30-210-4516822 or 4516264
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The first Museum was founded in 1935. The extension of the new Piraeus Museum was carried out in 1966.
The Museum collections include the following:
- A fine collection of sculptured grave monuments of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.
- Dedicatory reliefs of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. from Piraeus.
- A statue of the Mother of the Gods of the 4th century B.C. from Moschato and a shrine (naiskos) from Piraeus.
- Bronze statues of the Classical period from Piraeus.
- Pottery from excavations in Piraeus, Salamis and the west coast.
- Hellenistic and Roman sculpture from Piraeus.
- Neoattic relief plaques from a shipwreck of the 2nd century A.C.
To see the more important exhibits of the Museum, follow this link: The Museum
Summer opening hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Sunday: 08.30-15.00
Full admission : € 3
Reduced admission
(students from countries outside the E.U., citizens of the E.U. aged over 65) : € 2 Leave a Comment Address: 31, Ch. Trikoupi str, Piraeus 185 36Phone: +30-210-45.21.598 or 45.18.388
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