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Palaio Faliro
Municipality in Greece

Palaio Faliro

Palaio Faliro is a town on the Saronic Gulf coast and a municipality in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece.

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At the 2021 census it had 64,863 inhabitants.

Get in

Getting to Palaio Faliro

The main avenues of Palaio Faliro are the seaside Poseidonos Avenue, which connects it with the port of Piraeus and the other southern suburbs, and the Andrea Syngrou Avenue respectively, which connects Palaio Faliro with the central Athens. Palaio Faliro is served by the tram and by buses. Palaio Faliro has a direct connection to the Athens International Airport via its express bus line X96.

See

Worth seeing

The oldest church of Palaio Faliro is the chapel of St. George in Xirotagaro, next to the Museum of Naval Tradition. It was built probably in the 17th century, when the area was known by the Turks as Three Towers. Restored 1985. The large church of St. Alexander is the metropolis of Palaio Faliro and is on St. Alexander St, the main commercial thoroughfare, at the corner with Alcyonis St.

Do

Things to do

The Flisvos Public Park, next to the Marina of Flisvos, is a common destination for cultural activities and public events in Palaio Faliro. It is next to the sea beach and provides benches and ample space for jogging or gymnastics.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Kebab "Kyr Aristos"

    Zisimopoulou 96, kyraristossocial@gmail.com.

  2. 02
    To Faliraki

    Everyday dishes, cooked, grilled, specialty grilled chicken.

  3. 03
    Babis Tavern

    Amfitheas 73, tavernababis1967@gmail.com.

How locals move

Getting around Palaio Faliro the local way

  • Get inGenerally, pedestrian ferry users will be closer than cruise passengers to the Metro station providing access to central Athens; walking distances can vary considerably.
  • Go nextPiraeus - the harbour of Athens, and Rafina (on the east coast of Attica) are the departure points for a large number of ferry services to the Greek Islands and other destinations in the eastern Mediterranean, including ports in Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and Cyprus.
  • Go nextThe closest islands, suitable for a day trip from Piraeus, are in the Argosaronic (or Saronic) gulf: Hydra Aegina Poros Spetses Kea (also pronounced Tzia) is a very nearby destination, too, less than two hours from the port of Lavrio.
  • Go nextFrom here you can continue to Kymi and take the ferry to Skyros island or choose to explore the islands hidden gems.
  • Go nextDay trips to the Corinth Canal, the ancient theatre at Epidaurus and to the ancient sites of Olympia, Delphi and Mycenae are easy with a rental car.

From Wikivoyage: Athens, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: A.Savin (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.