Piraeus the Greek government in the British courts, most were uninterested in continuing to base their headquarters in Piraeus, both out of distrust of the Greek government, and because the war had left the greater Athens area in a state of severe poverty. As a result, Greece's shipowners left Piraeus en masse in favour of operations in London, New York, Alexandria and other major shipping cities. Today the port of Pireaeus ranks 7th in Europe in terms of TEUs transported through it each year. In 1967, when a group of colonels staged a coup d'état against the government, in order to
European Route of Historic Theatres European Route of Historic Theatres The European Route of Historic Theatres is a holiday route and European Cultural Route, that runs through many European countries. It links cities with important historic theatres from the 16th to 19th centuries. This cultural route was initiated by the members of the organisation, "Perspectiv – Association of Historic Theatres in Europe", which was founded in October 2003 with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage of historic theatres in Europe. The head offices of this charitable association are in the Goethe town of Bad Lauchstädt and city of Berlin. The project is supported by