Flámbouras
District of Vrachnaíika
in Achaea of West Greece, Greece

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
38.163 and 21.667 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 38° 9' 45" and E 21° 40' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Modern Greek, English, French
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 02:38 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Europe/Athens
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:18 am and 7:41 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-21.953 and -157.925 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tamarua
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Greece in Southern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-05-18 08:26:29

Delve into Flámbouras

The district Flámbouras of Vrachnaíika in Achaea (West Greece) is a subburb in Greece about 112 mi west of Athens, the country's capital town.

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Patrai, Chalandritsa, Kato Achaia, Nafpaktos and Mesolongi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 76 °F

Morning Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 73 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

26°C (78 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 20th of May 2024

26°C (79 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Tuesday, 21st of May 2024

27°C (81 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Poseidon Palace

Address
2,7 mi
Poseidon Str. Kaminia
250 02 Kaminia
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Maison Grecque

Address
6,7 mi
25is Martiu 116
262 25 Patra
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Maryo Village

Address
6,8 mi
Naousa Beach
84401 Paros
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 7:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Byzantino Hotel Patra

Address
6,9 mi
Riga Feraiu 106
26221 Patra
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Konstantinos Palaiologos

Address
6,9 mi
Gerokostopoulou 20
26221 Patras
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:1 - 23:59
Weekend: closed


Poseidon Hotel

Address
2,5 mi
15 km Patras-Pirgou National Road
25002 Kaminia Patras
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Airotel Patras Smart

Address
6,3 mi
G. Olympiou - Evmilou and 9 Akti Dimaion Str
PELOPONESSE
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Castella beach

Address
4,1 mi
Alissos
25002 alissos-kato ahaia
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Marie Palace

Address
6,7 mi
Gounari 6
260 01 Patras
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Kymata

Address
7,0 mi
37 Frouriou
600 65 PLATAMON PIERIA
Greece

Time Information

Checkout: 11:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Car travels with locked wheels (stroboscopic effect)

Published: January 11, 2013
Length: 59:50 min
Rating: 3 of 5
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Rating: 0 of 5
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Rating: 5 of 5
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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

University of Patras

University of Patras (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, Panepistímio Patrón) is a university established in 1964 in Patras, Greece. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio. Covering an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²), is the third largest in the country.

Located at 38.2867, 21.7864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
University of Patras, Buildings and structures in West Greece

Agyia

Agyia is a neighborhood of the city of Patras, Greece. It is located about 3.5 km north of downtown Patras. The community forms the mid-northern part of the city of Patras (except 1 km north of Old GR-9 by-pass). Most of the street names are named from rivers. The town includes the St. Constantine (Aghios Konstantinos) church and a street is named for this church. Its length is about 1 km.

Located at 38.2696, 21.7477 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Patras, Neighborhoods in Patras

Rio–Antirrio bridge

The Rio–Antirrio bridge, officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge. It crosses the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese to Antirrio on mainland Greece by road.

Located at 38.3214, 21.7728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Cable-stayed bridges in Greece, Bridges completed in 2004, Toll bridges, Patras, Buildings and structures in West Greece

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium is a stadium located in Patras, Greece. The stadium was originally built 1981 as Ethniko Stadio Patron (Εθνικό Στάδιο Πατρών, "National Stadium of Patras"). In 2002, reconstruction works began and it reopened on 8 August 2004, just in time to host football (soccer) matches for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The stadium seats 23,588, though only 18,900 seats were publicly available for the Olympic matches.

Located at 38.2218, 21.7522 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Greece, 2004 Summer Olympic venues, Olympic football venues, Sport in Patras, Buildings and structures in Patras

Hellenic Open University

The Hellenic Open University (Greek: Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο - ΕΑΠ) is a multi-school university run by the Greek State. The institution, which is based in Patras, is unique in the Greek context in that it exclusively provides distance education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Located at 38.2064, 21.765 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities in Greece, Educational institutions established in 1992, Education in Patras

Glafkos (river)

The Glafkos (or Glaucus) is a river in Greece. It flows into the Gulf of Patras in Patras. The first hydroelectric power plant was built on this river. Currently, it is open to the public as a museum. The boundary of Messatida with Patras is partially over the Glafkos River.

Located at 38.2153, 21.7161 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Greece, Patras

Peiros

The Peiros is a river in the central and the northwestern parts of Achaea, Greece. The river is known locally under several names including Kamenitsa (Καμενίτσα), Mellas (Μέλλας), Pieros (Πίερος), Nezeritiko (Νεζερίτικο), Prevedos (Πρέβεδος) and Acheloos (Αχελώος). One of its tributaries is the Tytheus, also known as Parapeiros.

Located at 38.1511, 21.5736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achaea, Rivers of Greece

Tytheus

Tytheus or Tythefs is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. The river is also known as Parapeiros (Παραπείρος), and was known as Toskesi (Τόσκεσι). The Tytheus river begins in the western part of the Erymanthos mountains. It passes through the municipalities of Tritaia and Fares. It empties into the river Peiros near the village Agios Stefanos.

Located at 38.1261, 21.6417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achaea, Rivers of Greece

Eleftheriou Venizelou Street

Eleftheriou Venizelou Street, is a street in Patras. It runs two way for its entire length. The street is named after Greek prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos. It is located about 2 km south of the downtown core. It begins from a street near Chalkidis Street and ends at Akti Dymaion. Its total length is approximately 1.5 km and it has about 20 blocks. The street is one lane with one parking spaces. Residential buildings in neo-classical and modern architectural styles line the entire street.

Located at 38.232, 21.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achaea, Transport in Greece, Streets and squares in Patras

Charadros

The Charadros is a river in the northwest central part of Achaea, Greece.

Located at 38.2903, 21.7633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achaea, Rivers of Greece

Prosfygika Stadium

Prosfygika Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Προσφυγικών, Gipedo Prosfygikon) is a football (soccer) stadium in Patras, Greece. It is named after its first refugees that arrived from Asia Minor in 1922, a region now part of Turkey, following the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange. From 1925, it is used for the teams Thyella, AS Apollo and Olympiacos and Aris.

Located at 38.2336, 21.7419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Greece, Sport in Patras, Buildings and structures in Patras

Kostas Davourlis Stadium

Kostas Davourlis Stadium is a stadium in Patras, Greece. It's the home of Panachaiki FC. Work on the grounds started in 1935. Originally called Stadium of Panachaiki, it has been officially renamed Kostas Davourlis in 1992 after the great footballplayer who died the same year.

Located at 38.2617, 21.7458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Greece, Sport in Patras, Panachaiki G.C., Buildings and structures in Patras

Skioessa

Skioessa is a neighbourhood and a settlement in the northeastern part of the city of Patras. Skioessa had a population of 526 for the settlement. Skioessa is located 5 km from downtown Patras, about 5 km southeast of Rio, about 37 km west of Aigio and 2 km east of the GR-8/E55 (Athens - Corinth - Patras and Aretha Street.

Located at 38.2586, 21.7867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in Patras, Patras

Zarouchleika

Zarouchleika is a residential neighbourhood in the southern part of the city of Patras, Greece. It is about 3 km south from the city centre. The main streets of Zarouchleika are the coastal road Akti Dymaion and Antheias Street. The OSE's railway from Patras to Pyrgos passes west of Zarouchleika.

Located at 38.2167, 21.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in Patras

Georgiou I Square

Georgiou I Square is Patras's central square. The square is named after George I of Greece. The square is 134 km west of Corinth, 216 km west of Athens, 96 km northeast of Pyrgos, 144 km northwest of Tripoli and 77 km northwest of Kalavryta. The square features a fountain in the middle and until the 1950s, street lights in the middle. Until the 1950s, trees used to exist by the square. Several shops are around the square.

Located at 38.2462, 21.7351 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets and squares in Patras, Visitor attractions in Patras

Olgas Square

Olgas Square (Greek: Πλατεία Όλγας, Plateia Olgas) is the older and popular name for the Ethnikis Antistaseos Square (Πλατεία Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως, Plateia Ethnikis Antistaseos) in the city of Patras, Greece.

Located at 38.2492, 21.7375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets and squares in Patras, Visitor attractions in Patras

Apollon Theatre (Patras)

For the theatre, see the Apollo Theatre The Apollon Theatre is a theatre located in Patras east of Georgiou I Square, one of Patras' popular squares. It was first completed in 1872 and was planned by the famous German architect Ernst Ziller. It is a micrograph of the La Scala in Milan and is other oldest in the survived closed theatre of the recent years and the sensational architectural ornament of Patras.

Located at 38.2466, 21.7356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Patras, Greek culture, Theatres in Greece, Theatres completed in 1872, Visitor attractions in Patras

Patras Province

Patras Province was a province covering the western part of the Achaea prefecture, Greece. Its largest city and seat of administration was Patras. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Patras, Erymanthos and West Achaea, and the municipal unit Erineos. It was abolished in 2006.

Located at 38.13, 21.62 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Achaea, Provinces of Greece, Patras

Agios Andreas Hospital

Agios Andreas Hospital is a hospital in Patras, Achaea, Greece. In January 1997, President Stephanopoulis and Health Minister Geitonas visited the hospital for the opening of its kidney disease wing and library.

Located at 38.2338, 21.7477 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hospitals in Greece, Hospitals with year of establishment missing

Dimitris Tofalos Arena

Dimitris Tofalos Arena is an indoor sport arena in the city of Patras, Greece. It opened in 1995, with a capacity of 4,500 people. The arena is named after the great wrestling champion of the early 20th century, Dimitrios Tofalos.

Located at 38.2836, 21.7736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indoor arenas in Greece, Basketball venues in Greece, Sport in Patras

Technological Educational Institute of Patras

The Technological Educational Institute of Patras was founded in 1970 as a Higher Technological Educational Centre. So, the Technological Educational Institute of Patras was founded as an independent and self-governed public body that belongs along with Universities to Greek Higher Third-Grade Education according to Laws 2916/2001, 3549/2007, 3685/2008 and 3794/2009.

Located at 38.2195, 21.7483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1970, Education in Patras, Technological educational institutions in Greece

General University Hospital of Patras

General University Hospital of Patras (Greek: Πανεπιστημιακό Γενικό Νοσοκομείο Πατρών), is a public general Hospital based in Rio, Greece, just few kilometers away from the city of Patras. With a capacity of 750 beds and an area of 63,000 sq. m. , it is one of the largest hospitals in Greece and the largest in the region of Peloponnese. The construction of the hospital was completed in 1988 and a few months later it began operation.

Located at 38.2949, 21.7956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Teaching hospitals, Hospitals in Greece, Hospitals established in 1988, 1988 establishments in Greece, University of Patras

Rio Castle

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 next to it, and the local ferry docks lie on either side. Today it is used for cultural purposes, especially concerts and is a tourist attraction. The castle was built by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II in 1499 above the ruins of an ancient temple of Poseidon, within three months.

Located at 38.3114, 21.7812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1490s architecture, Castles in Achaia, Ottoman fortifications, Rio, Greece, Visitor attractions in West Greece

Patras Castle

The Patras Castle was built around the mid-6th century above the ruins of the ancient acropolis, on a low outlying hill of the Panachaiko Mountain and ca. 800 m from the sea. The castle covers 22,725 m² and consists of a triangular outer wall, strengthened by towers and gates and further protected originally by a moat, and an inner compound on the northeastern corner, also protected by a moat.

Located at 38.245, 21.7418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
6th-century architecture, Byzantine military architecture, Castles in Achaia, Buildings and structures in Patras, Buildings of Justinian I, Visitor attractions in Patras

Saint Andrew of Patras

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 old church of St. Andrew (which lies in a close distance) it constitutes a place of pilgrimage for Christians from all over the world. It is dedicated to the First-called Apostle of Christ, Saint Andrew.

Located at 38.2425, 21.7281 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece, Buildings and structures in Patras, Andrew the Apostle, Greek Orthodox cathedrals, Visitor attractions in Patras


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Φλάμπουρας, Φλάμπουρα, Flampouras, Flampoura