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Discover Gláfkos
The district Gláfkos of in Achaea (West Greece) is a district in Greece about 109 mi west of Athens, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Patrai, Chalandritsa, Nafpaktos, Kato Achaia and Mesolongi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
19°C (65 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
15°C (60 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Maison Grecque
Maryo Village
Konstantinos Palaiologos
Byzantino Hotel Patra
Airotel Achaia Beach
Porto Rio Hotel Casino
Airotel Patras Smart
Patras Palace Hotel
Cityloft
Florida Blue Bay
Videos from this area
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PROODEFTIKI PATRAS 2013
Για αντίσταση και οργάνωση! Στις 14 Απρίλη ισχυροποιούμε την φωνή της Προοδευτικής! Αγωνιζόμαστε για λευτερ...
Eleftheriou Venizelou avenue, Patras (city driving, Greece / original sound) - onboard camera
This video demonstrates Eleftheriou Venizelou avenue (the whole length), a two lanes avenue in the city of Patras that connects the new port with Patras' bypass motorway. The part from the...
4th P.I.C.K. Patras (2012) - LOUX Category Final (kart race)
This is the final race of the Loux category, that took place on September 30, 2012 during the 4th P.I.C.K. (Patras International Circuit for Kart) kart race. The race takes place in the center...
ηλεκτρικό ποδήλατο.
Δύο διαφορετικές οδηγικές απολαύσεις, δύο αγάπες αλληλοσυγκρουόμενες, κάθε μία με τις δικές της χάρες....
Maison Grecque Hotel Extraordinaire
Maison Grecque Hotel Extraordinaire is located in a historical building of the city of Patras. It offers stylish rooms with unique tapestries and homemade breakfast, only a short distance of...
2013.07.11 - ΠΔΕ - Περιφερειακό Συμβούλιο (Κατσιφάρας για απολύσεις διαθεσιμότητες)
11.07.2013 - Τοποθέτηση του Περιφερειάρχη Δυτικής Ελλάδας, κ. Απόστολου Κατσιφάρα, κατά την 15η συνεδρίαση του...
2015.02.05 - ΠΔΕ - Περιφερειακό Συμβούλιο για καταστροφές από κακοκαιρία (Κατσιφάρας)
05.02.2015 - Απόσπασμα από την εισήγηση του Περιφερειάρχη Δυτικής Ελλάδας, Απόστολου Κατσιφάρα, κατά το έκτακτο...
2014.09.07 - ΠΔΕ - Αρχαιρεσίες Περιφερειακού Συμβουλίου (3. Κατσιφάρας)
07.09.2014 - Δηλώσεις του Περιφερειάρχη Δυτικής Ελλάδας, Απόστολου Κατσιφάρα, αμέσως μετά την εκλογή του Προεδρε...
2014.03.18 - ΠΔΕ - Περιφερειακό Συμβούλιο (Γενικά πλάνα)
18.03.2014 - Στιγμιότυπα από την 5η συνεδρίαση για το 2014 του Περιφερειακού Συμβουλίου της Περιφέρειας Δυτικής...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Patras
University of Patras (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, Panepistímio Patrón) is a university established in 1964 in Patras, Greece. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio. Covering an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is the third largest in the country.
Agyia
Agyia is a neighborhood of the city of Patras, Greece. It is located about 3.5 km north of downtown Patras. The community forms the mid-northern part of the city of Patras (except 1 km north of Old GR-9 by-pass). Most of the street names are named from rivers. The town includes the St. Constantine (Aghios Konstantinos) church and a street is named for this church. Its length is about 1 km.
Rio–Antirrio bridge
The Rio–Antirrio bridge, officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge. It crosses the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese to Antirrio on mainland Greece by road.
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium is a stadium located in Patras, Greece. The stadium was originally built 1981 as Ethniko Stadio Patron (Εθνικό Στάδιο Πατρών, "National Stadium of Patras"). In 2002, reconstruction works began and it reopened on 8 August 2004, just in time to host football (soccer) matches for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The stadium seats 23,588, though only 18,900 seats were publicly available for the Olympic matches.
Hellenic Open University
The Hellenic Open University (Greek: Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο - ΕΑΠ) is a multi-school university run by the Greek State. The institution, which is based in Patras, is unique in the Greek context in that it exclusively provides distance education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Glafkos (river)
The Glafkos (or Glaucus) is a river in Greece. It flows into the Gulf of Patras in Patras. The first hydroelectric power plant was built on this river. Currently, it is open to the public as a museum. The boundary of Messatida with Patras is partially over the Glafkos River.
Selemnos
Selemnos is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. The river flows entirely in the municipal unit of Rio and empties into the Gulf of Patras.
Tytheus
Tytheus or Tythefs is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. The river is also known as Parapeiros (Παραπείρος), and was known as Toskesi (Τόσκεσι). The Tytheus river begins in the western part of the Erymanthos mountains. It passes through the municipalities of Tritaia and Fares. It empties into the river Peiros near the village Agios Stefanos.
Eleftheriou Venizelou Street
Eleftheriou Venizelou Street, is a street in Patras. It runs two way for its entire length. The street is named after Greek prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos. It is located about 2 km south of the downtown core. It begins from a street near Chalkidis Street and ends at Akti Dymaion. Its total length is approximately 1.5 km and it has about 20 blocks. The street is one lane with one parking spaces. Residential buildings in neo-classical and modern architectural styles line the entire street.
Charadros
The Charadros is a river in the northwest central part of Achaea, Greece.
Prosfygika Stadium
Prosfygika Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Προσφυγικών, Gipedo Prosfygikon) is a football (soccer) stadium in Patras, Greece. It is named after its first refugees that arrived from Asia Minor in 1922, a region now part of Turkey, following the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange. From 1925, it is used for the teams Thyella, AS Apollo and Olympiacos and Aris.
Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Kostas Davourlis Stadium is a stadium in Patras, Greece. It's the home of Panachaiki FC. Work on the grounds started in 1935. Originally called Stadium of Panachaiki, it has been officially renamed Kostas Davourlis in 1992 after the great footballplayer who died the same year.
Skioessa
Skioessa is a neighbourhood and a settlement in the northeastern part of the city of Patras. Skioessa had a population of 526 for the settlement. Skioessa is located 5 km from downtown Patras, about 5 km southeast of Rio, about 37 km west of Aigio and 2 km east of the GR-8/E55 (Athens - Corinth - Patras and Aretha Street.
Zarouchleika
Zarouchleika is a residential neighbourhood in the southern part of the city of Patras, Greece. It is about 3 km south from the city centre. The main streets of Zarouchleika are the coastal road Akti Dymaion and Antheias Street. The OSE's railway from Patras to Pyrgos passes west of Zarouchleika.
Georgiou I Square
Georgiou I Square is Patras's central square. The square is named after George I of Greece. The square is 134 km west of Corinth, 216 km west of Athens, 96 km northeast of Pyrgos, 144 km northwest of Tripoli and 77 km northwest of Kalavryta. The square features a fountain in the middle and until the 1950s, street lights in the middle. Until the 1950s, trees used to exist by the square. Several shops are around the square.
Olgas Square
Olgas Square (Greek: Πλατεία Όλγας, Plateia Olgas) is the older and popular name for the Ethnikis Antistaseos Square (Πλατεία Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως, Plateia Ethnikis Antistaseos) in the city of Patras, Greece.
Apollon Theatre (Patras)
For the theatre, see the Apollo Theatre The Apollon Theatre is a theatre located in Patras east of Georgiou I Square, one of Patras' popular squares. It was first completed in 1872 and was planned by the famous German architect Ernst Ziller. It is a micrograph of the La Scala in Milan and is other oldest in the survived closed theatre of the recent years and the sensational architectural ornament of Patras.
Patras Province
Patras Province was a province covering the western part of the Achaea prefecture, Greece. Its largest city and seat of administration was Patras. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Patras, Erymanthos and West Achaea, and the municipal unit Erineos. It was abolished in 2006.
Agios Andreas Hospital
Agios Andreas Hospital is a hospital in Patras, Achaea, Greece. In January 1997, President Stephanopoulis and Health Minister Geitonas visited the hospital for the opening of its kidney disease wing and library.
Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Dimitris Tofalos Arena is an indoor sport arena in the city of Patras, Greece. It opened in 1995, with a capacity of 4,500 people. The arena is named after the great wrestling champion of the early 20th century, Dimitrios Tofalos.
Technological Educational Institute of Patras
The Technological Educational Institute of Patras was founded in 1970 as a Higher Technological Educational Centre. So, the Technological Educational Institute of Patras was founded as an independent and self-governed public body that belongs along with Universities to Greek Higher Third-Grade Education according to Laws 2916/2001, 3549/2007, 3685/2008 and 3794/2009.
General University Hospital of Patras
General University Hospital of Patras (Greek: Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πατρών), is a public general Hospital based in Rio, Greece, just few kilometers away from the city of Patras. With a capacity of 750 beds and an area of 63,000 sq. m. , it is one of the largest hospitals in Greece and the largest in the region of Peloponnese. The construction of the hospital was completed in 1988 and a few months later it began operation.
Rio Castle
The Rio Castle (Greek: κάστρο του Ρίου or Καστέλι της Πάτρας) is located at the north tip of the Rio peninsula in Achaea, Greece, at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf. The Rio-Antirio Bridge is located next to it, and the local ferry docks lie on either side. Today it is used for cultural purposes, especially concerts and is a tourist attraction. The castle was built by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II in 1499 above the ruins of an ancient temple of Poseidon, within three months.
Patras Castle
The Patras Castle was built around the mid-6th century above the ruins of the ancient acropolis, on a low outlying hill of the Panachaiko Mountain and ca. 800 m from the sea. The castle covers 22,725 m² and consists of a triangular outer wall, strengthened by towers and gates and further protected originally by a moat, and an inner compound on the northeastern corner, also protected by a moat.
Saint Andrew of Patras
Saint Andrew (Agios Andreas, Άγιος Ανδρέας in Greek) is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the east side of the city of Patras in Greece. Along with the old church of St. Andrew (which lies in a close distance) it constitutes a place of pilgrimage for Christians from all over the world. It is dedicated to the First-called Apostle of Christ, Saint Andrew.