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I am going to spending some time in the Piraeus area for a night or so this fall before boarding a ferry. I decided to stay closer to the port rather than in the center of Athens. I noticed that there was a museum in Piraeus! Is this worth visiting? I have never heard of it. I imagine it maybe would have artifacts from nearby digs?
 
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cubrinj said:
I am going to spending some time in the Piraeus area for a night or so this fall before boarding a ferry. I decided to stay closer to the port rather than in the center of Athens. I noticed that there was a museum in Piraeus! Is this worth visiting? I have never heard of it. I imagine it maybe would have artifacts from nearby digs?
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I think there is an Archaeological Museum in Piraeus that is worth visiting. It's not bug and probably will just take 1-2 hours to go through depending on how interested you are in it. This also means that you can still go even if you only have a short time to spend in the area.
 
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