Piraeus Port in Greece
Piraeus Port is the busiest and largest passenger port in Greece and Europe, serving more than 20 million passengers and more than 1,5 million vehicles every year. Piraeus port offers mooring, parable, mooring cargo and passenger services all year long.
The central port handles ferry boats, hydrofoils and cruise ships that depart from Piraeus Port daily, connecting the mainland with the Aegean islands and abroad.
Piraeus Port exists since 478 BC
Piraeus has been the port of Athens for more than 2,500 years, as it was built in 478 BC.
The surrounding city of Piraeus is the third largest city in Greece and retains something of the old charm of the Athenian harbor, as it once was.
The infrastructure of Piraeus port can serve the high traffic all year long, and especially during the peak in summer months.
The port of Piraeus is the major destination for Cruise Ships in the Mediterranean Sea, and features eleven positions for simultaneous attachments of ships in advantageous spots, and can handle large vessels and cargo ships.
Piraeus Port Facilities and Services
The facilities at the Port of Piraeus are divided in Gates, named with letter E and numbers 1-10, for passengers’ convenience. Passengers can embark on boats that connect Athens with Crete, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese Islands, the Islands of the Eastern Aegean and the Islands of the Saronic Gulf. The western part of the port is used for Cargo purposes, while there is also a ship repair dock at the far western end of the port.
The anthropocentric character of provided services at Piraeus Port are basic priority, thus, passengers and visitors have the chance to see digital information displays for passengers, waiting areas, indoors and outdoors, Free WI-FI service, 130 parking spaces, a 3km path for handicapped people, canteens.
Piraeus Port is also the largest marine based shipping centre in Greece, as most ship-owning companies are located here.
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