International Cycling Tour of Kefalonia

The International Cycling Tour of Kefalonia will take place during 28 – 29 Mar 2009. The race begins in Argostoli on Sunday 28th and proceeds through Koutavos, Farsa, Myrtos, Saint Efimia, Sami, and Mount Ainos. It covers around 70 km of the amazing kefalonia  landscape and next to the blue waters of the Ionian sea. It is free for the public, while athletes from all around the world are welcome to participate.

Closing ceremony of Patras Carnival

The closing ceremony of patras carnival will take place on Sunday 1 Mar 2009 in the city Patras.

Festivites will last for 2-3 days, starting from friday night, saturday night with the great night parade and sunday morning with the main carnival parade. A city full of dancing people during these days, definetely constitutes a lifetime experience.

Patras carnival

Patras carnival is the largest carnival in greece and one of the largest world wide. The carnival begins on 17 of January each year and attracts tens of thousands visitosr. The carnival of Patras is a variety of events including the “Treasure Hunt”, the large parades in the final weekend of the carnival, balls (bourboulia), carnival of children and others.

Participants join groups, each with different costumes and slogans. All the groups (> 40.000 people) participate in the closing parades and the other festivities. “Keep dancing” is the slogan of patras carnival, and that’s what everybody does.

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.

26th Athens classic marathon

The 26th Athens Classic Marathon is an amateur race, starting from the city of Marathon and finishing in the Panathinaikon Stadium in Athens. There is a small fee for the athletes but everyone can join and try to finish the 42km race. The event will start on Sunday 9th of November at 9:00 am.