Walks in the city
- In the Upper (Old) Town which is preserved almost intact, giving the aroma of previous eras. You will ascend the picturesque stairs of Patreos, Gerokostopoulou and Agios Nikolaos streets, one of the most famous landmarks of the city.
- The church of Pantokrator, a three-aisled basilica with copper-covered domes. It dates back to 900 AD.
- In the medieval castle. It was built in the second half of the 6th century AD with ancient building material.
- In the square of Basil George I, surrounded by various traditional buildings, the most important of which is the Apollo Theatre, built in 1872 to the designs of the German architect Ernesto Chiller and a miniature of the Scala of Milan.
- On the commercial streets of Maizonos, Agios Nikolaos, Ermou, Kolokotronis and Korinthos, as well as on D. Gounari Street, the impressive complex of the city’s Courts of Justice (1931) with Doric columns and gables on the facades.
- In the tree-covered National Resistance Square, where the events of the Patriotic Carnival culminate.
- The Historical and Ethnological Museum, with exhibits from 1821 to World War II, and the Museum of the Press, the only one of its kind in Greece, which includes newspapers, magazines and rare books from 1815.
- The Municipal Library is one of the largest in the country.
- In Psila Alonia square, one of the “palaces” of Patras, with its excellent view, where the statue of the Old Patron Germanos and the bust of the poet Kostis Palamas, who was born here, dominate.
- In the Municipal Marina of the city (with a capacity of 450 boats). The area, where there is also an open-air theatre with 500 seats, a playground and a pedestrian area by the sea, is ideal for strolling and having fun in the bars and cafés with their wonderful views.
- In the Municipal Plaza of the city (Heroes of Polytechnic Street), where there are special facilities for sand sports (beach volley, beach handball etc.), windsurfing etc.
- The two churches of the Patron Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Patras, are a national and pan-orthodox pilgrimage. The new magnificent, Byzantine-style church was founded in 1908 and consecrated in 1974. It is the largest and most artistic temple in the Balkans and one of the largest in Europe with a capacity of 5,500 people. The old church was built between 1836 and 1843 on the site where St. Andrew the Apostle was martyred. In front and to the right of the church, near the Holy Step, is the marble tomb of the Apostle.