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Paleo Faliro is an edema located in the periphery of Attica in Greece , 6 km to the southwest of the city center of Athens. The Municipality of Paleo Faliro is known to have the closest beach of Piraeus. Paleo Faliro is almost completely urbanized.

The beach area was redeveloped for the 2004 Summer Olympics , and now has a waterfront, several sports facilities , a marina and park of Maritime Tradition Museum where ships are exhibited.
Its name comes from the bay and ancient Phalere edema, Phalere is the first harbor of Greece ( 5th century before Jesus-Christ ) .

Over the past 34 years, the population has been increasing :

The important monuments:

• Cultural center of Palaio Faliro

• Marina of Flisvos

• Church Panagitsa

• Park of maritime tradition

  Cinema Village Complexes

• Kimatothrafstis (brise-lames)

• Faliro Sport Pavillon Arena, build for the summer olympic games of 2004

• War cementary of Phalère