Bay of Zea

37°56′15″N 23°38′55″E / 37.93750°N 23.64861°E / 37.93750; 23.64861

Bay of Zea
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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]

  1. ^ Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Swimming (Men): 100-Meter Freestyle". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 897–8.
  2. ^ a b c "Zea Marina - Greek Marinas Association". Greek Marinas Association. 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "zea_regulation_of_operation.pdf" (PDF). D-Marin. n.d. Retrieved 28 October 2021. ... provided their length is from 3 to 150 meters and their draught do not exceed 10 meters ...
  4. ^ "Zea Marina Berth Request | D-Marinas Hellas". D Marinas Hellas. n.d. Retrieved 27 October 2021.