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Patras is the third largest city in Greece and the capital of Achaia County, which is located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens. The town lies at the foot Panachaikon, opening the Gulf of Patras.
Patras is a motropolă that houses a quarter of a million inhabitants. Patras history spans a period of four millennia. Under Roman rule, Patras became a cosmopolitan center of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, was the site of the martyrdom of the Apostle Andrew.
Named "western gateway of Greece", Patras is an international trading center, while its port is very animated point communicating with Italy and indeed the rest of Western Europe. The city has two state universities and institutes of technology, being characterized by a large student community. The city is an important scientific center, with significant results in the field of technical education.
Bridge joins Rio Rio-Antirio - eastern suburb of Patras - Antirrio town. Bridge is a communication path between the Peloponnese peninsula with the mainland of Greece.
The city hosts each spring most important national carnival is also one of the biggest carnivals in the world. Defining the Patras carnival floats are satirically depicting topics of immediate actuality and parades of people disguised.
The city enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with relatively cool and moist summers and very mild winters.
In 2006 Patras was European Capital of Culture.
Patras | Patras is the largest city and main port of the Peloponnese. The city was founded in 1100, but grown into an important port in Roman times. After the Second Crusade became the site of a Roman Catholic archbishop
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