Picture of Patras
Caption: Western Greece Patras
Picture of Rion-Antirion Bridge
Caption: I’m sorry but i don’t know how can I begin telling you the story about this city. But let’s see
P A T R A S
is Greece's third-largest city, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.
Rion-Antirion Bridge
Caption: Dubbed as Greece's 'Gate to the West', Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and one technological institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras an important scientific centre[citation needed] with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio Bridge connects Patras' easternmost suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.
Every year, in February, the city hosts one of Europe's largest carnivals. Notable features of the Patras Carnival include its mammoth satirical floats and balls and parades, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors in a Mediterranean climate. Patras is also famous for supporting an indigenous cultural scene active mainly in the performing arts and modern urban literature. It was European Capital of Culture in 2006.
Picture of Rion-Antirion Bridge
Caption: The Port
Picture of Rion-Antirion Bridge
Caption: In the early of the 20th century the port of Patras was the first connection with the other side of Atlantic and has a direct ferry service with New York. She also supplied raisins and wine throughout Europe.the famous port is still there with ship connection with Italy
Picture of Saint Andrew Cathedral Church
Picture of Saint Andrew Cathedral Church
Caption: The church of Saint Andrew of Patras was founded in 1908 by King George I and was inaugurated in 1974. It is dedicated to Saint Andrew.It is the second-largest temple of Byzantine style in the Balkans (after the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade). A congregation of at least 5,000 can attend a sermon within the church
Video of Apollon Theatre
Caption: APOLLON THEATRE
Picture of Apollon Theatre
Caption: The municipal Theatre Apollon, built in 1872 designed by architect Ernst Ziller. The building is characteristic of the 19th-century neoclassical style and is in the central square of the city.
Picture of Apollon Theatre
Caption: The bridge
Picture of Apollon Theatre
Caption: The Rio–Antirrio Bridge officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type. It crosses the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese peninsula to Antirrio on mainland Greece by road.
Picture of Apollon Theatre
Caption: Ancient Roman theatre
Picture of Apollon Theatre
Caption: The Roman Odeon, the most significant ancient monument, is in the upper town and was built around 160 AD, in the reign of either Antoninus Pius or Marcus Aurelius. It has been restored and partially reconstructed, and is used as an open-air theatre for performances and concerts in the summer.
The Roman Amphitheatre, near the Roman Odeon, in Ifestou street, dating from the 1st century AD, at a period of the biggest development of Roman Patras. Its area has been only partially excavated.
Picture of Apollon Theatre
Picture of Apollon Theatre
Caption: The city hosts many museums, including the Patras Archaeological Museum the History and Ethnology Museum, the Folk Art Museum, the Press Museum and the Technology Museum, the latter in the campus of Patras University.
Other cultural institutes are: the Visual Arts Workshop, the icon painting school, the Carnival Float Workshop, the Municipal Library, the Municipal Gallery, along with many private art galleries. The architectural heritage of the city is dominated by neo-classicism, but also includes structures from other periods. Patras is also a pilot city of the Council of Europe and EU
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Caption: Achaia Clauss 160 YEARS
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Caption: Achaia Clauss is a Greek winery located in Patras . It was founded in 1861 by the Bavarian Gustav Clauss. It is most famous for its fortified red wine, Mavrodaphne
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Caption: ARTwalk Festival
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Caption: In recent years, Patras has been claiming the first place in the art of graffiti. the artwalk festival has made the hazy color of the city an art canvas
The main target of ArtWalk is to “lure” the citizens outside the mainstream and predetermined routes of the city by enriching their daily lifes with color, creativity and fantasy.
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Caption: C a r n I v a l
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Caption: The Patras Carnival is the largest event of its kind in Greece the 2nd biggest in Europe and the 3rd biggest in the world. It has more than 180 years of history.
Thousands of people visit Patras for the carnival. the celebration that lasts about 50 days started as follows
THE OPENING CEREMONY
THE TRESURE HUNT GAMES
THE SATURDAY NIGHT PARADE
THE GRAND PARADE
And
THE CLOSING CEREMONY
(where the chariot of the carnival king burns in the sea)
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Caption: The city is lively all year round. Its nightlife as well as the quality of its services will satisfy even the most demanding visitor
The city center
Iroon Polytechneiou
Rion
Vracneika
Psila alonia
Are some of the areas that you can visit
Picture of Achaia Clauss
Achaia Clauss
Caption: Discover the otherSide of every culture and country. The smallest cities gives you the chance to experience the difference THOUGHTS G Chrysanthopoulos
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