Patras Wine Tasting: Achaia Clauss and Local Wineries, Mavrodaphne Tastings and City Tours with Wine

Wine glasses and bottles on a long tasting table between stacked oak barrels in a winery cellar

Patras wine tasting is a visit to the estates around the Gulf of Patras, where Mavrodaphne, Roditis and Muscat grapes grow. More tours across the country are listed on Greece Tours. This page lists the wineries and wines, the steps of a winery visit, the tours that include a tasting, the right months and how … Read more

Kalavrita Day Trip from Patras: Cave, Train and Monastery

The Mega Spilaio monastery built into a rock cliff above the Vouraikos valley near Kalavrita

A Kalavrita day trip from Patras climbs from the port city into the mountains of Achaia for caves, monasteries and the rack railway. Plan more days around the country with Greece Tours. This page sets out the tours you can book, each stop on the way, the season, the trip length, public transport, booking and … Read more

Athens to Patras Transfer: Route, Pickups, Vehicles and Stops

The cable-stayed Rio-Antirrio Bridge crossing the Gulf of Corinth near Patras under a clear blue sky

An Athens to Patras transfer takes you door to door along the A8 motorway from the capital to the port city of the western Peloponnese. More private transfers and tours appear on Greece Tours. This page covers the route, private transfer options, pickups and drop-offs, the train and bus, vehicles and stops along the way. … Read more

Kalavryta Day Trip from Olympia

A blue and white Odontotos rack railway train crossing a stone bridge over the river in the green Vouraikos gorge.

A Kalavryta day trip from Olympia crosses the northern Peloponnese to the mountain town of Kalavryta, rides the Odontotos rack railway through the Vouraikos gorge and returns the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, timing, the … Read more

Patras Port Transfers

Patras port transfers meet the ships in the harbour of Patras

Patras port transfers are private car, minivan and taxi rides that meet ferry passengers at the port of Patras and drive them to Athens, an airport or another town in Greece, or bring travellers to the port for their ship. Bookable routes run to Athens, Piraeus, Athens Airport, Olympia, Kalamata, Sparta, Nafplio and Igoumenitsa. Greece … Read more

Kalavryta Tours

Kalavryta tours reach the Agia Lavra monastery in the wooded valley outside Kalavryta

Kalavryta tours start in a mountain town of Achaea, built at about 735 metres at the foot of Mount Helmos. The routes cover the memorial of the Kalavryta massacre, the Agia Lavra monastery, the Cave of the Lakes, the rack railway line to Diakopto, the Mega Spilaio monastery and the ski centre of Helmos. Greece … Read more

Diakopto Tours

Diakopto tours on the Odontotos rack railway pass under the cliffs of the Vouraikos gorge

Diakopto tours start in a coastal town of Achaea on the Gulf of Corinth, the lower terminus of the Odontotos rack railway to Kalavryta. The routes cover the railway line and the Vouraikos gorge, the Mega Spilaio monastery above Kato Zachlorou, the mountain town of Kalavryta and the beaches of the gulf. Greece Tours lists … Read more

Patras City Tour

Patras city tour walkers climbing the Agiou Nikolaou staircase

A Patras city tour is a two to three hour guided walk from the Saint Andrew basilica through the Roman odeon and the upper town to the castle, priced from 35 euros a head, with a winery version that adds Achaia Clauss. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. This page covers the … Read more