Phaleron, located on the eastern side of the Bay of Phaleron, served in antiquity as the original harbour of Athens, long before the development of the port of Piraeus. Its position within a relatively sheltered bay and its easy access to the Athenian plain made it the main maritime gateway of the city during the…
Piraeus, the largest port of Greece and one of the most important harbours of the Mediterranean, stands as the most significant historical landmark along the eastern coast of the Saronic Gulf. Thousands of years ago the area was not connected to mainland Attica but formed a small island, with the earliest settlement developing on the…
The coastal town of Anavyssos, located in the innermost part of a wide bay in southeastern Attica, lies a short distance northwest of Cape Sounio and forms part of the historic coastal region of Lavreotiki. In antiquity the area was the site of the Attic deme of Anaphlystos, one of the coastal communities belonging to…