Patras

Infrastructure and facilities

Patras is considered one of the most beautiful towns in Greece. It offers its resident a lot of facilities such as shopping centers, picturesque cafes, pubs, discos, restaurants as well as educational and cultural facilities such as schools, colleges, a university, a library, two theatres and some galleries and cinemas. Two state-funded hospitals exist in the city:

Related Topics:
University - University Hospital of Rio

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Rail connection

The length of rail is around 12 km. A train station is lying west of downtown between the port and Othonos-Amalias Avenue. A little north is a freight yard with about ten tracks. Its length is around 400 m. It is situated near the park and Athinon Street.

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The new highway

A new beltway, the length of which is 20 km, was first opened in 2002 to alleviate traffic passing through the city.

Related Topics:
Beltway - 2002

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