Achaea is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Achaea!
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese Τhe ancient theatre is one of the city's most important monuments, although Pausanias does not refer to it in the 2nd cent. A.D. It is situated to the north of the acropolis, at a height of 350 m above sea level. The main theatre,... View More
Rio - Antirrio Bridge
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese The Rio–Antirrio Bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντιρρίου), officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is one of the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges... View More
Agia Lavra Monastery
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese It is the well-known historic Monastery that is situated near Kalavrita of Peloponnese. There, on 18th March 1821, Bishop Paleon Patron Germanos Kotzas raised the flag of the Greek Revolution accompanied with rebels from Kalavrita.
The... View More
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese St Andrew's Cathedral or Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew (Agios Andreas, Άγιος Ανδρέας in Greek) is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the east side of the city of Patras in Greece. Along with the nearby old church of... View More
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese The Austrian Archaeological Institute made excavations in Aigeira in 1916. The team with Otto Walter found the head of the statue of Zeus, which according to Pausanias was a work by the Athenian sculptor Euclid. Walter also found... View More
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese The Rio Castle (Greek: κάστρο του Ρίου or Καστέλι της Πάτρας) is located at the north tip of the Rio peninsula in Achaea, Greece, at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf. The Rio-Antirio Bridge is located... View More
Castle of Rio
Cave of Lakes
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese Although the dry and horizontal part in the beginning of the cave was known in very old times, it was first explored in 1964 by inhabitants of the community of Kastria, at the initiative of the inhabitant Vassilis Tempelis; the... View More
Achaea, Achaea, Peloponnese The Dymaean Wall (Greek: Τείχος Δυμαίων) or Kalogria Castle is a prehistoric acropolis in western Achaea, Greece. The fortress stands in a strategic position on a rocky hilltop, north of the Prokopos lagoon, near... View More