Naval Museums of Athens

Founded in 1949, the Naval Museum of Greece is the largest museum related to the maritime life of the country. The museums houses a part of the Long Walls built by Themistocles around Piraeus port, in the 5th century BC. There is also a copy of the statue of Poseidon that was found in Artmissio cape and the original sculpture is housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on the wall. The visitors have the chance to see models of the triremes that was used in the Battle of Salamina. There are also map with the ancient naval routes and the topography of ancient Athenian areas. The museums houses a room dedicated to the marine life of people during the byzantine years and a unique collection of ship models dating back to the 18th century. Some rooms of the museum host paintings with marine sceneries created by great artists while visitos have the opportunity to take a look at marine items such as uniforms, flags, medals and a lot of photographs.