Porto Rafti

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Statistics
Prefecture:	Attica
Metropolitan area:	Athens
Municipality:	Markopoulo Mesogeias
Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest:	Petalies Gulf (Aegean Sea) 5 m Merenta mountains
Postal code:	190 03
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-22990-8xxxx
Car designation:	`Y` (obsolete) `Z`

Porto Rafti (Greek: Πόρτο Ράφτη), official name: Limin Mesogeias (Greek: Λιμήν Μεσογείας) or Limani Mesogeias (means port of the Mesogeia region), population: 7,131 (2001). It is a seaside town, engulfing the picturesque Porto Rafti Bay in the east coast of Attica, 38 km from the center of Athens, Greece and is located very close to the new Athens International Airport (www.aia.gr), the Attiki Odos and to the closed Olympic Equestrian of Athens. Porto Rafti is part of the Markopoulo Mesogeias municipality in the East Attica prefecture. The area has beautiful beaches,restaurants serving traditional Greek food (tavernas), hotels and apartments for rent during the holidays. In Porto Rafti thousands of Athens' residents have built their country-houses for their holidays. The port of Porto Rafti is no longer in use due to environmental concerns. From this port took place the allied troops evacuation after the German invasion in Greece (end of April 1941). The port was a major trading place during the Ancient times and until the collapse of the Roman Empire. The names of the ancient villages were Prassiai, Steiria and Koroni, they belonged to the Pandionis tribe according to the division of Ancient Athens Democracy made by Clisthenes in the early 5th century BC. As the city is surrounded by two hills (Merenta peak 613 m above sea level, and Perati) it is isolated from the rest of Attica and thus the climate resembles mostly to that of the Aegean Islands with relatively mild winters and hot dry summers. Its main avenues are Gegou Gregou, Markopoulou and Porto Rafti.

1 Historic population
2 Other
3 Sports
4 Subdivisions
5 Nearest places
6 External links

[edit] Historic population

Year	Population	Change
1991	3,292	-
2001	7,131	3,838/116.61%

[edit] Other

Porto Rafti has a school, a middle (lyceum) and secondary (gymnasium) schools, at least five churches (the church of Prophet Helias is the parochial churche), a post office and a square (plateia).