Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways I.S.A.P. or Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways (, "Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon-Pireos") was the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. Opened as a suburban railway line connecting Athens with the nearby major port city of Piraeus, it was gradually converted to full rapid transit operations, making it one of the oldest metro lines in the world. The current line evolved from the older "Athens & Piraeus Railway" and "Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway". In June 2011 ISAP was absorbed by a new transport company, STASY S.A. The line from Piraeus to Thision was inaugurated on February 27,
Piraeus Lion Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. The lion was originally sculpted in about 360 BC, and became a famous landmark in Piraeus, having stood there since the 1st or 2nd century AD. Its prominence was such that the port eventually became referred to in Italian as Porto Leone ("Lion Port") as the port's original name ceased to be used. It is depicted in a sitting pose, with a hollow throat and the mark of a pipe (now lost) running down its back; this suggests that it was originally used as a fountain. This is consistent with the description of