Walking in the city of Patras

Arriving at Patras you can enjoy an aromatic coffee or a juice made of fresh local fruits in the elegant cafe at the railway station.

The elegant Aghios Nikolaos street is a pedestrian precinct lined with elegant cafes, restaurants, shops and cinemas.

If it is too hot, you should go to Queen Olga square where you can enjoy delicious ice-creams, snacks and refreshments in the under the sandy trees cafes where students also hang around.

When the night falls, the pubs and snack bars in the pedestrian precinct on the upper part of the Gerokostopoulou and Ifestou streets spring to life.

If you have little children with you, the square of Ipsila Alonia with beautiful gardens, fountains and playgrounds will be very popular with them.

Enjoy the magnificent view that you get from the "balcony" of this huge square from where the church of Saint Andrew, the Patraic gulf and the centre of the town can be seen.

The pedestrian street of Trion Navarhon is beautifully lined with sour orange trees and some of the best restaurants in Greece are to be found on this street.

In the centre of the city there is a big square from where all the leaders of Greece have spoken to the people and which is "guarded" by the "lion" fountains. In the middle of the North part of the square dominates Ziller's piece of art, the Αροllο Theatre.

The King George I square in the centre of the city is also worth of visit. Two beautiful lion fountains are build on it and its northern part is dominated by the magnificent Apollo Theatre.

(from “Patras through the ages”, Municipality of Patras, 1999).

Square of King George I

Square of “Psila Alonia”