Greece Interstate 89 (GR-89) is a highway running through the eastern and the northeastern portion of the Saronic Gulf in the prefecture of Attica. The highway has no bypasses, except for the one near Palaio Faliro. Poseidonos Avenue, Athinas Avenue and Vouliagmenis Avenue are mainly maintained by the metropolitan area and the prefecture. 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. ... Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...

The highway starts near Piraeus, where it is also known as Poseidonos Avenue. Before the superhighway was constructed, the highway saw construction of GR-1 between 2001 and 2005. Kifissos Avenue was extended with an interchange and the interchange was connected farther west in the late 20th century. The detour lanes lie southward near the extended land of what was the northern part of Faliro Bay. View of Piraeus A night ferry about to leave the port of Piraeus for the Dodecanese Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás or Pireás, Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the prefecture of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Faliron Bay, (Greek: Όρμος Φαλήρου Ormos Falirou, older form: Phaleron Bay) is a bay almost 8 km directly SW of Athens overlooking Andreas Syngrou Avenue. ...

The highway later passes an interchange with willow trees at Syngrou Avenue, later passing within sight of beaches and yachts. The highway later passes Palaio Faliro Alimos and near the abandoned Ellinikon International Airport. Willow trees surround the western parts of Glyfada and Voula. Lanes are divided by 30 m for 5 km and 50 m further south and are also surrounded by willow trees. Palaio Faliro or Paleo Faliro (Greek, Modern: Παλαιό Φάληρο, Ancient/Katharevousa: Παλαιὸν Φάληρον, meaning Old Faliro), older forms Palaio Faliron or Paleo Faliron is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. ... Alimos (Greek: Άλιμος), Latin and older form: Alimus, is a suburb in the south southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Ellinikon International Airport (IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAT), sometimes spelled Hellinikon (in Greek Ελληνικόν) was the international airport of Athens for sixty years up until 2001 when it was replaced by Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. ... Glyfada (Greek: Γλυφάδα) is a city in Greece south of Ellinikon and Athens with three main roads. ... Voula (Greek: Βούλα) is a municipality and a suburban town in southern Attica and is the second southernmost municipality in the Megalo Daktylo (Large Fingernail), approximately 17 km S of Athens, SW of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62), NW of Cape Sounio and...

Since the 1990s, Poseidonos Avenue has been linked with another section of GR-89, Vouliagmenis Avenue. Farther south is the road to Vari, Koropi and Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The highway passes into Vouliagmeni as Athinas Avenue to the municipal boundary and runs in a curved route into a deforested area. Later, the road enters Varkiza and has four lanes southward and around its bay with another road to Vari. The highway encircles a tiny peninsula before entering a small tunnel and encircling another bay. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... For the Polynesian mythological figure, see Varima-te-Takere which is alsn known as Vari anf for a town on the island of Syros, see Vari (Syros), Greece. ... Koropi is also a village in the prefecture of Magnesia, see Koropi (Magnesia), Greece Koropi (Greek, Modern: Κορωπί, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. ... The E. Venizelos Athens International Airport The Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, which began operation in March 2001, serves the city of Athens in Greece. ... There is a village named Vouliagmeni in the prefecture of Ilia, see Vouliagmeni (Ilia), Greece. ... Varkiza (Greek: Βάρκιζα), also Alianthos (Αλίανθος) is a suburban place that is part of the municipality of Vari in southern Attica and is the located east of the Megalo Daktylo (Large Fingernail). ... For the Polynesian mythological figure, see Varima-te-Takere which is alsn known as Vari anf for a town on the island of Syros, see Vari (Syros), Greece. ...

Next it meets a road linking to Agia Marina. Later, the highway passes through Lagonisi and Kalyvia (Athens) and west of Saronida—where forests cover the southern peninsula—and encircles a bay. It then passes through Palaia Fokaia where the four-lane highway ends. The highway follows a rocky shoreline and intersects with GR-91, and several hundred metres southward ends in a circle at the entry to ancient Sunium in the area of Cape Sounio. Saronida is 45 kms from Athens Center on the Athens Sounion Road. ... Palaia Fokaia (Greek: Πάλαια Φώκαια meaning Old Phocaea), also Palea Fokea is a community and a suburban town in southeastern Attica. ... Cape Sounion, looking out to the Aegean islands The cape of Sounion or Sounio, previously known as Sunium (in ancient Greek Σούνιον) is located 65 kilometres south-east of Athens, in Attica. ... Cape Sounion, looking out to the Aegean islands The cape of Sounion or Sounio, previously known as Sunium (in ancient Greek Σούνιον) is located 65 kilometres south-east of Athens, in Attica. ...

Places

(excluding Vouliagmenis Avenue)

• Piraeus
• Palaio Faliro
• Interchange with Syngrou Avenue
• Neo Faliro - 8th km
• Alimos
• Ellinikon
• Glyfada
• Voula
• Vouliagmeni - 20th km
• Varkiza - 25th km
• tunnel - 28 km
• Lagonisi - 34th km
• Kalyvia (Athens) - 39th km
• Saronida - 45th km
• Palaia Fokaia - 50th km?
• Sounio - 65th km

View of Piraeus A night ferry about to leave the port of Piraeus for the Dodecanese Piraeus, or Peiraeus (Modern Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás or Pireás, Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Pireéfs) is a city in the prefecture of Attica, Greece, located south of Athens. ... Palaio Faliro or Paleo Faliro (Greek, Modern: Παλαιό Φάληρο, Ancient/Katharevousa: Παλαιὸν Φάληρον, meaning Old Faliro), older forms Palaio Faliron or Paleo Faliron is a suburb in the southern part of Athens, Greece. ... Alimos (Greek: Άλιμος), Latin and older form: Alimus, is a suburb in the south southwestern part of Athens, Greece. ... Ellinikon (Greek: Ελληνικό, meaning Greek) is a suburb of Athens, Greece. ... Glyfada (Greek: Γλυφάδα) is a city in Greece south of Ellinikon and Athens with three main roads. ... Voula (Greek: Βούλα) is a municipality and a suburban town in southern Attica and is the second southernmost municipality in the Megalo Daktylo (Large Fingernail), approximately 17 km S of Athens, SW of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62), NW of Cape Sounio and... There is a village named Vouliagmeni in the prefecture of Ilia, see Vouliagmeni (Ilia), Greece. ... Varkiza (Greek: Βάρκιζα), also Alianthos (Αλίανθος) is a suburban place that is part of the municipality of Vari in southern Attica and is the located east of the Megalo Daktylo (Large Fingernail). ... Saronida is 45 kms from Athens Center on the Athens Sounion Road. ... Palaia Fokaia (Greek: Πάλαια Φώκαια meaning Old Phocaea), also Palea Fokea is a community and a suburban town in southeastern Attica. ... Cape Sounion, looking out to the Aegean islands The cape of Sounion or Sounio, previously known as Sunium (in ancient Greek Σούνιον) is located 65 kilometres south-east of Athens, in Attica. ...

Lanes

• 6 lanes - Piraeus to Vouliagmeni
• 4 lanes - Vouliagmeni to northwest of Palaia Fokaia
• 2 lanes - Palaia Fokaia to Sounio

History

The highway was first numbered in the 1950s. It was expanded to four lanes later in the 1950s. Vouliagmenis opened with three lanes after the opening of the airport in 1957 and extended to north of Voula. The two lanes extended to Vouliagmenis Avenue. In the late 20th century four lanes extended to Palaia Fokaia. Two lanes remain from Palaia Fokaia to Sounio. In the 1970s, a stretch from Piraeus to Vouliagmeni was extended with six lanes to Voula, with the road to Vari. In the 1990s, Vouliagmeni Avenue extended to Poseidonos Avenue in Voula slightly north of the road to Koropi. // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Voula (Greek: Βούλα) is a municipality and a suburban town in southern Attica and is the second southernmost municipality in the Megalo Daktylo (Large Fingernail), approximately 17 km S of Athens, SW of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and the Attiki Odos (numbers 6 and 62), NW of Cape Sounio and... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Palaia Fokaia (Greek: Πάλαια Φώκαια meaning Old Phocaea), also Palea Fokea is a community and a suburban town in southeastern Attica. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ...

The road has been used for cycling. During the 2004 Summer Olympics, the road was used for cycling between the 28th and the 32th kilometres. The highway was the site of a triathlon during late August 2004 in Vouliagmeni. The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: August 2004 in sports Deaths in August 2004 • 30 Fred Whipple • 26 Laura Branigan • 24 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 18 Elmer Bernstein • 15 Amarsinh Chaudhary • 14 CzesÅ‚aw MiÅ‚osz • 13 Julia Child • 8 Robert...