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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Carnival Season in Greece Climaxes in Western Port of Patras

It’s Greece’s version of Mardi Gras, better known as the final day of carnival and the day before Great Lent begins on Shrove Monday, and the best-known celebration is held in the western port city of Patras. While most of Greece’s major port-cities, dating back to antiquity, have faced to the east, the spot where […]


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