Bay of Zea

37°56′15″N 23°38′55″E

Bay of Zea

The Bay of Zea on a map of Piraeus

The Bay of Zea (Greek: Λιμένας Ζέας, romanized: Limenas Zeas), since Ottoman times and until recently known as Paşalimanı (Πασαλιμάνι), is a broad bay located at the eastern coast of the Piraeus peninsula in Attica, Greece. It hosted the swimming events at the 1896 Summer Olympics^[1] held in Attica. A seaport and marina are in the bay. During ancient times this bay was the biggest military harbour, where the fleet of triremes were built.^[2] Following its renovation in 2004 in relation to the 2004 Summer Olympics, the seaport now has a total of 670 berths for boats up to 150 meters in length and up to 10 meters in draught.^[2][3] The marina is managed by D Marinas Hellas, a global marinas network, that manages requests and reservations for berthing at Zea as well as services offered at the marina such as fuel, bathrooms, showers, port police, etc.^[4] The marina is also a part of the Greek Marinas Association.^[2]

Gallery

• The Bay of Zea
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  A panoramic view of the bay
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  A picture of the marina within the bay