Makra Stoa

The Makra Stoa is an archaeological site which formed part of the urban fabric of the ancient city of Piraeus in Athens, Greece…

Type: Archaeological site
Description: ancient commercial building in Piraeus
Also known as: “Long Stoa”, “Αλφιτόπωλις Στοά”, and “Μεγίστη Στοά”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Electric Railways Museum and Holy Trinity.

Electric Railways Museum

Museum

The Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus is a railway museum in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. The museum opened in 2005, displaying the personal collection of a former railway employee. Electric Railways Museum is situated 270 metres north of Makra Stoa.

Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hagia Triada Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox church in the city of Piraeus, in Greece. The largest church in its community, Hagia Triada is the cathedral and the metropolitan seat of the Holy Metropolis of Piraeus. Holy Trinity is situated 280 metres southeast of Makra Stoa.

Piraeus

Metro station

Photo: Mispahn, CC BY 2.0.

Piraeus is the name of two railway stations in Piraeus, Athens, Greece, approximately 9 kilometres south-west of the centre of Athens. The southern building is an interchange station between Line 1 and Line 3 and is the present terminus of Athens Metro Line 1, formerly the Athens-Piraeus Railways Co that opened in 1869. Piraeus is situated 260 metres north of Makra Stoa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piraeus and Troumpa.

Piraeus

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Piraeus is the ancient port of Athens, and still functions as the chief exit point from the city by sea, for destinations among the Aegean Islands and elsewhere in the east Mediterranean.