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The Patras Carnival is the largest event of its kind in Greece, with a heritage reaching back 160 years.

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Greece
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Patras

Greece

Country
Greece
Population
167.4K
Coordinates
38.25, 21.73
874th most populous city in the world

Patras is Greece's third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.

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