Patras

Patras is a port city located in the west Greece, in the Peloponnese peninsula. Patras port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Europe. Located 218 km west of Athens, it is regularly connected to athens and Eleytherios Venizelos Airport by train and buses. It is also connected by sea to the Ionian Islands and Italy ( Ancona, Venice, Bari, Brindisi ..) . The small araxos airport is located 50 km east of the city.Patras is famous for the Patras Carnival, the largest festival of its kind in Greece, and one of the largest in Europe.