Carnival, north and south
A short carnival trip built around Patras's grand parade and the older flour war at Galaxidi on Clean Monday.
- Length
- 4 days · 3 nights
- Months
- February – March
- Stops
- 2
The route on a map
1 · 2 nights
Patras
Host of the largest carnival parade in Greece.
2 · 1 night
Galaxidi
A small port town known for its Clean Monday flour war.
Day by day
Day 1
Patras carnival begins
Sleep · Patras
Arrive for the opening parades of the carnival season.
Day 2
The grand parade
Sleep · Patras
The main parade and the burning of the carnival king at the harbour.
Day 3
On to Galaxidi
Sleep · Galaxidi
Drive across ahead of Clean Monday.
Day 4
Clean Monday
Departure
The flour war in the old port and kite flying to mark the start of Lent.