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Patras (Greek: Πάτρα, romanized: Pátra pronounced ⓘ; Katharevousa and Ancient Greek: Πάτραι; [a] Latin: Patrae [b]) is Greece's third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens.
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The Gulf of Patras (Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος, Patraikós Kólpos) is a branch of the Ionian Sea in Western Greece. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio and Antirrio , near the Rio-Antirrio bridge , that is the entrance of the Gulf of Corinth .
Patras Lighthouse (Greek: Φάρος της Πάτρας) is a lighthouse and landmark of the Greek city of Patras. It is situated on the seafront (at the beginning of Trion Navarchon street), opposite the temple of Saint Andrew .
Georgiou I Square (Greek: Πλατεία Γεωργίου Αʹ) is the central square of Patras, Greece. [1] The square is named after King George I of Greece. It is crossed by Maizonos, Korinthou and Gerokostopoulou streets. The neoclassical Apollon Theatre is situated on the northeast side of the square.
The Venetians took the castle in 1687 during the Morean War, and kept it until the Morea was retaken by the Turks in 1715, who called it Balya Badra (from Greek Παλιά Πάτρα, 'Old Patras'). [2] Following independence, the castle remained in use by the Greek Army until after World War II.
Ethnikis Antistaseos Square, view from Maizonos Street. Ethnikis Antistaseos Square ( Greek : Πλατεία Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως ) is a central square in the city of Patras , Greece.
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, before 1981: Καλλιθεόκαμπος - Kallitheokampos [2]) is a community in the suburbs of Patras in Achaea, Greece.It is located 9 km south of downtown Patras, on the Greek National Road 33 to Tripoli.