Today, on August 15, on the religious holiday of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, significant and revered by the population of Greece, Athens looks deserted, and nothing resembles the usual view of the center of the capital “seething with life”.
There is little or no traffic on the main roads, with only tour buses and taxis plying the deserted streets.
Syntagma Square, the famous Ermu shopping street, the area of the Pillars of Olympian Zeus, st. Akademias, Syngrou, as well as other central places in the center of Athens, which are usually crowded with people and cars, are almost empty in the morning.
Wherein ferry service from the ports of Attica carried out without any problems in the morning. The port authorities are taking all necessary measures to facilitate the boarding of ferries for passengers who are setting off today.
Today, Tuesday, August 15, 21 ships are scheduled to sail from the port of Piraeus, 11 from the port of Rafina and 5 from Lavrio. Yesterday, on the eve of August 15, 23 ferries with 22,314 passengers left for the islands from the port of Piraeus.
35 ships with 7620 passengers left for the Argosaronic Islands, 13 ships with 7608 passengers from the port of Rafina and 9 ships with 2607 passengers from the port of Lavrio.
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