Patras Travel Tips

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Elizaoprisor

Discoverer Sep 30, 2007

Patras 4 stars

Travel Tip: Patras

I really enjoyed my visit to Patras and so did my friends. The town is lovely and tthere are many places really worth visiting. I really enjoyed my visit to the castle and to the cathedral, but what is also really interesting and beautiful is the new bridge they built. The harbor of Patras is... [more]

Elizaoprisor

Discoverer Sep 30, 2007

Psila Alonia plaza 4 stars

Travel Tip: Patras

A lovely place in Patras is the plaza called Psila Alonia. It is rather small, but full of cafes and restaurants. Not being very central, the square is not very crowded and you hardly see hordes of tourists here. Another great advantage of it being outside the central area is that the cafes have... [more]

Elizaoprisor

Discoverer Sep 30, 2007

Castle 4 stars

Travel Tip: Patras

A very important tourist attraction of Patras is the castle. It is enormous and it has helped the inhabitants of Patras during many wars and dangers. The castle used to be the main administrative building of the city and the main place to hide during sieges. But it was conquered repeatedly.... [more]

Elizaoprisor

Discoverer Sep 30, 2007

Odeion 4 stars

Travel Tip: Patras

The Odeion is Patras’ most important ancient monument. It is like a roman amphitheatre and is really beautiful. They have discovered it at the end of the 19th century and since then, they tried to restore it. So now it looks perfect. It was covered in white marble, just as they had built it... [more]

Elizaoprisor

Discoverer Sep 30, 2007

Saint Andrew Cathedral 4 stars

Travel Tip: Saint Andrew Cathedral

The Saint Andrew Cathedral, or the Agios Andreas Cathedral is a lovely place to visit in Patras. The cathedral is rather new, dating from the 20th century, but it was built in a Byzantine style. It... [more]

Elizaoprisor

Discoverer Sep 30, 2007

Wine cellars 4 stars

Travel Tip: Wine cellars of Achaia Clauss

A very interesting and somehow unusual tourist attraction in Patras is the wine cellar of Achaia Clauss. I had never heard about this wine before, but they say it is really famous all over the... [more]

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