Example sentences for: piraeus

How can you use “piraeus” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The excavated area of Kerameikós is interesting because it incorporates a section of the 478 b.c. city wall and the ceremonial entranceways into Athens from the cities of Eleusis to the west and Piraeus to the south.

  • The islands closest to Athens are those of the Saronic Gulf, the nearest only 40 minutes from Piraeus by hydrofoil.

  • At two hours away from Piraeus by hydrofoil, Spetses is the most remote of the Saronic islands and less crowded with Athenians than the three other islands.

  • Although many people simply use Piraeus as a departure point for the myriad Greek islands of the Aegean, the city has its own attractions, being settled since ancient times.

  • Poros lies less than 152 m (500 ft) from the Greek mainland, off the northeastern coast of the Argolid Peninsula and 55 minutes from Piraeus by hydrofoil.


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