I have enjoyed Patras as a tourist, but not yet visited during the Carnavale, so I appreciate the video. Patra does have things to offer. There is a lovely winery, archaeological sites and castle. Lots of shopping and places to soak up the atmosphere.
Agreed, easy to ignore the place with so much else to see and explore in Greece, but as you say, It has a lot to offer. Thanks for taking the time to comment too.
Another interesting video, with a seldom seen view of the cultural side of Greece! The music clearly has a mid-eastern influence, or perhaps it's better to say that middle-eastern music has Greek influences. I'm originally from Canada, and was finding it strange that we don't really have a big Mardi Gras tradition there, but thinking about it some more we do have winter Carnaval that occurs in February. So somehow the Carnaval seems to have become detached from its origin as a celebration preceding Lent, or maybe that connection was always there and I wasn't paying attention 😅.
I have enjoyed Patras as a tourist, but not yet visited during the Carnavale, so I appreciate the video. Patra does have things to offer. There is a lovely winery, archaeological sites and castle. Lots of shopping and places to soak up the atmosphere.
Agreed, easy to ignore the place with so much else to see and explore in Greece, but as you say, It has a lot to offer. Thanks for taking the time to comment too.
Another interesting video, with a seldom seen view of the cultural side of Greece! The music clearly has a mid-eastern influence, or perhaps it's better to say that middle-eastern music has Greek influences. I'm originally from Canada, and was finding it strange that we don't really have a big Mardi Gras tradition there, but thinking about it some more we do have winter Carnaval that occurs in February. So somehow the Carnaval seems to have become detached from its origin as a celebration preceding Lent, or maybe that connection was always there and I wasn't paying attention 😅.