El Pireo

"El Pireo (en griego antiguo: , Peiraiéus; en griego moderno , Pireás) es una ciudad del sudoeste de Grecia situada en la periferia del Ática a orillas del golfo de Egina. Administrativamente, conforma la unidad periférica de El Pireo y es la capital de la Administración descentralizada del Egeo (Periferias de Egeo Meridional y Egeo Septentrional). Era el puerto de la antigua ciudad de Atenas y fue elegida para funcionar como puerto moderno cuando esta ciudad fue refundada en 1834. Es uno de los más activos e importantes de Grecia, así como el puerto de referencia para la navegación por las islas del mar Egeo y también una importante escala para las principales compañías navieras del Oriente Próximo. Su población es de 175.607 habitantes (2001). El Pireo es un promontorio rocoso, con tres puertos naturales, el más grande ubicado en el noroeste, que sirve como importante puerto comercial hacia el este del mar Mediterráneo, y los dos más pequeños son utilizados para propósitos navales. El puerto tiene servicios de transbordadores a casi todas las islas del este de Grecia y muchas del norte y este del mar Egeo. La parte oeste del puerto es usada para servicios de carga y cubre un gran área. El Pireo se mantiene como el mayor centro industrial y portuario, y es la terminal para el servicio de trenes eléctricos. Cuenta con astilleros, fábricas productoras de maquinaria agrícola, vidrio, textil y productos químicos. Además exporta aceitunas, aceite de oliva y jabón. También tiene una escuela industrial fundada en 1938."

"Piraeus (/paris, pres/ py-REE-s, pirr-AY-s; Greek: Peiraiás [pireas]; Ancient Greek: Peiraieús [peraieús]) is a port city in the Attica region of Greece. It is located in the east coast of the Saronic Gulf. The municipality of Piraeus and four other suburban municipalities form the regional unit of Piraeus, sometimes called the Greater Piraeus area, with a total population of 448,997. At the 2011 census, Piraeus had a population of 163,688 people, making it the fifth largest municipality in Greece and the second largest (after the municipality of Athens) within the Athens-Piraeus urban area. Piraeus has a long recorded history, dating back to ancient Greece. The city was founded in the early 5th century BC, when plans to make it the new port of Athens were implemented: A prototype harbour was constructed, which resulted in concentrating in one location all the import and transit trade of Athens, along with the navy's base. During the Golden Age of Athens, the Long Walls were constructed to fortify the route from the main settlement to the port (Piraeus). During Athens' Classical period, the naval base in Piraeus had 372 trireme shipsheds. Beginning in the 3rd century B.C., Piraeus went into a period of cumulative decline. However, it began growing once again in the 19th century, after Athens was made the capital of Greece. Today, Piraeus is a large city, bustling with activity, and an integral part of Athens. It is a huge marine and commercial-industrial centre, and home to Greece's largest harbour. The port of Piraeus is the chief port in Greece, the 5th largest passenger port in Europe and the 24th largest passenger port in the world serving about 4,37 million passengers annually in 2020. With a throughput of 5.44 million TEUs, Piraeus is among the busiest ten ports in Europe in terms of container traffic, and is the busiest container port in the Eastern Mediterranean. The municipality hosted events in both the 1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens. The University of Piraeus is one of the largest universities in Greece, and includes the country's second-oldest business school, as well as the oldest academic department dedicated to the study of finance."