Are you thinking of investing in Patras or maybe you are a first year student. It would be good to know the city well in advance. All our brokers from the city that never sleeps know well its history and its secrets.
Patras is the third largest city in Greece and is an attraction for many tourists. It is an important urban center and has one of the largest ports in Greece which is a very important channel of communication with Italy and the western Europe, important both in terms of transport and trade. Through it, mainland Greece is connected with both Ionian islands (eg Cephalonia, Ithaca, Corfu and Zakynthos) as well as with Italian ports, such as Bari, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice and Trieste.
Patras is the third largest city in Greece with a population of close to 300000 and having two of the largest universities in the country with incoming students around 30,000 per year. In addition with many companies based in Patras and the surrounding areas, largest hospitals in Greece as well as aviation camps such as Araxos and Andravida in combination with its geographical location connecting Central Greece with the Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands in the middle of our port, you understand the reason that attracts many investors.
Of course, Patras, apart from its geopolitical position, is still one of the most beautiful cities in Greece.
It is difficult to resist the combination of sea and mountain in the temperate climate of western Greece and the countless choices in terms of entertainment and its diversity.
Schools and
departments of the University of Patras and the University of Peloponnese
operate in Patras. operating in Patras are inextricably linked to research
institutes, which make the city an important scientific center with remarkable
performance in technical education.
The Patras
Carnivalis both the largest and the oldest carnival event in Greece [1] and
one of the largest in the world in terms of carnival participation and its
history. It has 190 years of history. The Carnival of Patras is not
an isolated event but a set of events that include dances, parades, hidden
treasure hunting, carnival of the little ones etc. The events start on
January 17 and last until Shrove Monday. It culminates the last weekend of
Carnival with Saturday night's parade of Saturday crews, the spectacular Sunday
parade of chariots and crews and finally the ritual burning of the carnival
king at the pier of Agios Nikolaos in the northern port. Its
characteristic principles are spontaneity, improvisation,
Patras is
also the number 1 city in coffee buying and selling in combination with the
countless options in the catering and entertainment industry, adopting the
carnival mentality almost all year round.
