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Passenger
ship heaven: the port of Piraeus, Greece. Photo © 2005 Bart de Boer |
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Piraeus |
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Fast
fact: |
Busy port
city located 7km (5m) southwest of Athens, Greece |
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Coordinates: |
37° 57′ 0″ N 23° 38′ 0″ E |
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Population: |
176,000.
Athens metropolitan area approx. 3.7 million |
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Official
language: |
Greek |
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Currency: |
Euro |
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Time: |
GMT+2
(Helsinki, Athens, Cairo, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Pretoria) |
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Best
time to visit: |
March -
June & September - November |
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Don't
miss: |
Ships,
ships, ships! Oh, and Athens of course... |
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ShipParade links: |
Nautica - Eastern Mediterranean
(2005) |
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Silver Wind - Eastern Mediterranean
(2004) |
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Other
useful link: |
Athens Tourist Board |
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Piraeus
climate chart |
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Metric |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Avg.
high (C) |
13 |
13 |
16 |
20 |
25 |
29 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
23 |
18 |
14 |
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Avg. low
(C) |
6 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
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Avg.
precip. (mm) |
45.7 |
48.3 |
43.2 |
27.9 |
17.8 |
10.2 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
12.7 |
48.3 |
50.8 |
66.0 |
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English/US |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Avg.
high (F) |
55 |
56 |
60 |
68 |
77 |
85 |
90 |
90 |
84 |
73 |
65 |
58 |
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Avg. low
(F) |
43 |
44 |
47 |
52 |
59 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
66 |
58 |
52 |
46 |
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Avg.
precip. (in) |
1.80 |
1.90 |
1.70 |
1.10 |
0.70 |
0.40 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
0.50 |
1.90 |
2.00 |
2.60 |
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All information on this website is
believed to be correct.
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No responsibility is
accepted for errors and omissions. |
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