A Belle Époque

Neo Faliro—situated at the start of the area known in antiquity as the Bay of Phaleron, or simply “Faliro” to modern-day Greeks—is a district on the outskirts of Piraeus whose waterfront has, since the 1960s, become something of a dead zone. Currently disfigured by its position between two marinas, three stadiums, and an urban expressway, the area has lost both its regular patrons and its very soul. Yet, a mere century ago, the now-faded destiny of Neo Faliro appeared to be something entirely different.