Άγιος Βασίλειος

Άγιος Βασίλειος is a neighborhood in Piraeus, Attica. Άγιος Βασίλειος is situated nearby to the neighborhood Freattyda, as well as near Kallipoli.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Metaxa General Hospital and Maritime Museum of Greece.

Metaxa General Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The first attempt to establish the Hellenic Maritime Museum was in the newly established Greek state in 1867. That year the master of the Navy Gerasimos Zochios, founder of the Navy Retirement Fund, suggested that the Fund takes the task of collecting and conserving objects related to the Greek maritime history.

Archaeological Museum of Piraeus

Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Piraeus is a museum in Piraeus, a port city within the Athens urban area in Greece. It contains mainly sculptures, discovered in Piraeus and in the area of the Attic coast from Bronze Age to Roman times.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freattyda and Kallipoli.

Freattyda

Neighborhood

Freattyda is the name of a residential area in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. It is situated in the southeastern part of the Piraeus, near the Zea harbour. The Hellenic Maritime Museum is situated in Freattyda.