Piraeus (Ancient Greek: Peiraiefs) is a city of Attica and the most important port of Greece and the East Mediterranean coast. The municipality of Piraeus constitutes the third biggest municipality and settlement in Greece having a population of 175.697 according to the census of 2001 while its extent reaches to 10.9 square metres. The wider area of Piraeus includes the homonymous municipality and six more municipalities-suburbs with a total population of 466.065 and an extent of 50.4 square metres.

Piraeus is not only the port its self, one of the most famous areas of Piraeus is Pasalimani or Zea the marina of Piraeus, around the marina and the main port of Pasalimani there are many fashion shops, cafeterias, and restaurants. In Marina Zeas located the Naval museum and part of the Ancient walls of Piraeus. Taking the direction from Pasalimani towards Faliro is the area of Kastela and Mikrolimano another marina with many fish taverns that serving excellent Greek food.