Gulf of Patras
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The Gulf of Patras 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 o
Gulf of Patras from space, top is North-East
Patraic Gulf as viewed from Tsoukaleika. Varasova, Klokova, Rigani and the Rio-Antirrio Bridge are all visible.
Gulf of Patras as viewed from Patras.
Gulf of Patras seen from the coast of Achaea; the mountains of Aetolia in the background
Patras
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Patras is the capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km west of Athens. It is Greece's third-largest city. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaikon, ove
Gulf of Patras
…south by Achaea in the Peloponnese peninsula. It is 40–50 km (25–31 mi) long, 10–20 km (6–12 mi) wide, and has an area of 350–400 km2. The port city of Patras lies to the southeast and is the only major port on the gulf. It serves ferries to Ancona and Brindisi in Italy and to Cephalonia. On the northern shore…
View of the recently restored Roman Odeon (2015)
Night view
Patras at sunset from a hill NE of Dasyllio
Ruins of the Roman stadium