Rafina Ραφήνα | ||
State | Greece | |
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Altitude | 0 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 18.98 km² | |
Inhabitants | 10.701 (2001 census) | |
Prefix tel | 30 22940 | |
POSTAL CODE | 190 09 | |
Time zone | UTC 2 | |
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Rafina (Ραφήνα) is a port ofAttica in Greece where you board for Cyclades.
To know
Rafina has little tourist interest but is an important maritime communications hub with the islands Cyclades and it has been significantly strengthened since the year 2000 to lighten the burden of traffic that weighs on Piraeus, a port that often goes haywire during mid-August and weekends in the summer months; therefore together with Laurium a valid alternative to the port of Piraeus. Since 2011 it is administratively included in the municipality of Rafina-Pikermi.
How to orient yourself
How to get
By bus
A bus service connects Rafina with Athens International Airport. These depart in the arrivals area near exit nº 3. The price of a single journey is € 3.
It is also possible to arrive from Athens with regional buses that terminate near Omonia square.
How to get around
What see
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Moderate prices
- [link not working]Kokkino Limanaki Campground, ☎ 30 210 3602294, 30 22940 31604, fax: 30 22940 31603, @[email protected]. The campsite is open from May to September.
Average prices
- [link not working]Avra hotel, 3, via Arafinidon Alon, ☎ 30 22940 22780, fax: 30 22940 23320. Cat A hotel with 96 rooms (some with sea views).
- Akti Hotel, Vithinias & Arafinidon Alon, ☎ 30 22940 29370-2, fax: 30 22940 29373. Cat "C" hotel with 14 rooms.
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Districts and neighborhoods of the Center: Omonia | Syntagma | Acropolis | Psirì | Exarcheia | Plaka | Monastiraki | Gkazi | Thisio | Kolonaki
Districts on the waterfront: Paleo Faliro | Alymos | Glyfada | Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni | Varkiza. Northern districts: Kifisià | Amarousio | Ports: Piraeus | Rafina | Laurium - Surroundings: Eleusis | Mount Parnitha. - Excursions: (1)Saronic Islands (Salamis | Aegina | Angistri | Poros | Hydra | Spetses). (2)Coast of Poseidon. (3) Coast ofAtticaOriental (Marathon, Nea Makri). (4)Delphi is Mount Parnassus.