Patras
Patras is the third largest city of Greece, after Athens and Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Prefecture of Achaea on the Peloponnese and the western gateway into the country, thanks to numerous ferry connections with Italy. Wikivoyage
Population 173,600 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Greece
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Πλατεία Γεωργίου Α΄ Attraction · 450 m -
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Roman Stadium Archaeological site · 750 m - Vourloumis raisin factory Archaeological site · 800 m
- Μνημείο Πεσόντων Πυροσβεστών Memorial · 850 m
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Roman Nymphaio Archaeological site · 870 m -
Castle of Patra Attraction · 920 m - Άνθινο Ρολόι Attraction · 170 m
- Old train monument Attraction · 230 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 27 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Patras 160 m
- KTEL ΚΕΦΑΛΛΗΝΙΑΣ Patras 250 m
- Intercity Bus Station of KTEL Achaia 530 m
- Aitoloakarnania-Kefalonia Bus Station 760 m
- Agios Andreas 1.3 km
- Panachaiki 1.6 km
More train stations: Agyia 2.6 km, Antheias 2.9 km, Bozaitika 4.4 km, Ities 4.4 km, Kastelokampos 5.7 km, Paralia Patron 5.8 km
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