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Faliro or Faliron/Phaliron (Greek: Φάληρο Pháliro, Latin: Phaleron, Phalerum) is a community 8 km SW of downtown Athens. The area is divided into two places Palaio Faliro and Neo Faliro which are both municipalities. Suburban municipalities that border Phaliron are Kallithea, Nea Smyrni, Alimosand Kalamaki. The bay in the southwest is named Phaleron Bay and is lined near Poseidonos Avenue. Its geography is mostly made up of hills offshore. Olympic venues for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games is located near the Saronic shoreline. The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Palaio Faliro or Paleo Faliro ( Greek, Modern: Παλαιό Φάληρο, Ancient/ Katharevousa: -on meaning Old Faliro), older forms Palaio Faliron or Paleo Faliron is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. ... Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα) or Kalithea is a city 8 km SW of Athens. ... Nea Smyrni or Nea Smirni (Greek: Νέα Σμύρνη, literally New Smyrna) is a suburb in the southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Alimos (Greek: Άλιμος), Latin and older form: Alimus, is a suburb in the south southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Faliron Bay, (Phaleron Bay) is a bay almost 8 km directly SW of Athens overlooking Andreas Syngrou Avenue. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ... The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. ...


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Palaio Faliro (713 words)
Palaio Faliro or Paleo Faliro (Greek, Modern: Παλαιό Φάληρο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on meaning Old Faliro), older forms Palaio Faliron or Paleo Faliron is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece.
Nea Faliro ("New Faliro" in English), is a part of Faliro (ancient form: Phaleron or Phalerum) and lies to the northwest and is a quarter of Piraeus.
Palaio Faliro 2004 is linked by a tramway which is not connected with any road and is the northernmost terminus.
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A ride from Paleo Faliro via Syngrou Avenue and Syntagma Square to Omonia Square.
It was filmed through the window of a taxi in July 2005.
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