Patras by Agoudimos Line

Arrived Patras, GR at 11:30 AM. Tour around the town quickly, and took pictures. Patras is a small lovely town. They are having “Political cartoon-exhibits”. I took all the cartoon pictures and its city. Patras town-character reminds me of “Rangoon”. Guess what? They also sell “grilled-corn on the cob”. We had one-each of it and a spinach-pie each. We caught train at 5:55PM to Athina (Athens). A good train-ride, very friendly ticket-inspector and clean-seats. We arrived “Hotel Arristotels” at 9pm.
Patras' history was known until recently only by written tradition. According to it, Patras was founded by the Achaeans of Sparta who, headed by Preugenes and his son Patreus, came here after being forced out by the Dorians.
From 1687 to 1715 Patras was once more occupied by the Venetians and then again from the Turks up the Liberation in 1821.
After the liberation from the Turks, Patras develops fast thanks to its port and the commerce that takes place through it. Beautiful neo-classic buildings embellish the city whose roads all end up to the sea so that its bracing force is not cut.
Artistic and spiritual life is very intense. Gradually the heavy industry develops which has as a result the rise of the population. Today, Patras is one of the most significant cities in Greece and its port is still playing that important role that it had during all its long history.