Piraeus Sights

Sights in Piraeus

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    Piraeus Archaeological Museum

    This important museum has stunning antiquities from Piraeus and southern Greece, including finds from a Minoan sanctuary on Kythira. Star attractions are the four colossal bronzes, including a larger than life–sized 520 BC statue of Apollo. A 2nd-century BC theatre has been excavated in the museum grounds.

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  2. B

    Hellenic Maritime Museum

    This expansive museum brings Greece’s maritime history to life, with models of ancient and modern ships, seascapes by some of Greece’s greatest 19th- and 20th-century painters, and guns, flags and maps.

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  3. C

    Municipal Gallery of Piraeus

    The gallery’s permanent collection of modern Greek art and sculpture has found a new home in the restored historic former post office, with a special section for artists from Piraeus.

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  4. Museum of the Electric Railway

    There is a small Museum of the Electric Railway in the metro station.

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