Nikaia
Founded in 1923 to house refugees displaced by the 1922 catastrophe in Asia Minor, Nikaia is a densely populated suburb of the Piraeus agglomeration in the southwestern Athens urban area, with a busy café and restaurant scene and historic churches in its centre. The town, renamed from Kokkinia in 1940, holds official recognition as a martyr city for the atrocities it suffered during the Axis occupation, including the events known as the Battle of Kokkinia and the Blockade of Kokkinia.
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- Population89,380
- Nearest water from center 2.3 km1.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.0 km1.9 mi
Nikaia: quick answers
Where is Nikaia?
Nikaia is in Πειραιάς, Νήσοι, Greece, about 2.8 km1.7 miles in a straight line from Piraeus.
How do you get to Nikaia?
The nearest airport is Spata-Artemida (ATH), about 49 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Nikaia?
The warmest month is July, averaging 28°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 9°C48°F. The wettest month is December, with about 65 mm2.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Nikaia?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 71 restaurants, 103 cafés and 40 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.