Patra is the entrance to Greece for those who are coming through Italy. Patra is only 40 mins from Diakogto.


Besides the harbour there are also a few sights worth seeingin
Patra.

West of the Acropolis, in the Ano Poli (upper city) is Patra's Roman Odeum, that was built at an earlier date than the Athens Odeum (Herodion 160 AD).
The Odeum consists ofall
main parts of a theatre, concave, orchestra, front-stage, stage and back-stage whilst the 23 rows of seats, can accommodate 2.300 spectators.
Since the establishment of the PatraInternational
Festival, the Ancient Odeum constitutes its main stage, hosting top Greek and foreign artistic ensembles, during the summer months.

The church of Saint Andreas was built inByzantine style
was founded in 1908 by George the 1st and was inaugurated in 1974 by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Patra, Nikodimos.
It is the largest and most artistically significant churchin the Balkans and
one of the largest in Europe. Its construction was supervised by architect Anastasios Metaxas and following his death in 1937, by architect Georgios Nomikos.
The centralcupola is 46 metres tall
and is the base for a 5-metre gold-plated cross and twelve smaller ones, symbolizing Christ and his twelve disciples. At least 5,000 can attend sermon within thechurch.

On a green hill,
eight kilometres South - East of downtown Patra, are the facilities of the ACHAIA CLAUSS winery which stands out as one of the area's most significant touristsights.
It was founded by Bavarian
Gustav Clauss, who came to Patra in 1854, to work for a German raisin exporter. During one of his outings he became acquainted with the area and wasenchanted by its natural beauty. He bought a small
vineyard so he could produce his own wine, and ended up building the Castle - Winery which stands intact until today. In 1861 he founded thecompany ACHAIA CLAUSS and the high-quality wines, amongst
which is the Patra Mavrodafni, conquered the Greek and the international markets.
The stone buildings, the huge oak barrels,containing century-old mavrodafni, the traditional wine cellar for
welcoming visitors and the unique scenery with the magnificent view, attract around 200.000 visitors on an annualbasis.


Ypsila Alonia Square was considered to be the best square in the
city. In was on an elevated plateau. There, were located the raisin plateaus, on a higher ground compared tothe raisin plantations. The area from Ypsila Alonia to the church of Agia Aikaterini was
called "Elliniko" due to the number of archaeological findings.

The new archaeological museum ofPatras is the latest added attraction to see