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  Antirio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Port of Antirio where ferry services began in the 1960s carrying vehicles from the Peloponnese to the; Mainland Greece.
Adjacent to the port is a lighthouse and the fortress of Antirio.
A valley is located north of Antirio and some farms are in the southern half of that mountain especially where the boundary with Nafpaktos are located.
en.encyclopediahome.com /wiki/Antirio   (434 words)

  
 Antirrio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is now bypassed to the northeast with GR-5/E55 with a junction 2 km north with GR-48/E65 (Amfissa - Antirio).
Adjacent to the port is a lighthouse and the fortress of Antirio.
A mountain which has a few streams is in the north elevating at around 1,100 m.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antirio   (443 words)

  
 Rio-Antirio bridge
The Rio-Antirio bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντίρριου) is a cable-stayed bridge linking the cities of Rio (near Patra on the Peloponnese) and Antirio on the western mainland Greece, thus connecting with the rest of Europe.
The recently opened bridge will dramatically improve access to and from the Peloponnese, which could previously be reached only by ferry or via the isthmus of Corinth at its extreme east end.
Charilaos Trikoupis was a 19th century Greek prime minister, and suggested the idea of building a bridge between Rio and Antirio; however, the endeavour was too difficult a technological feat at the time.
www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Regions/RioAntirioBridge.html   (672 words)

  
 Sights
Today it is using during the summer for outdoors performances and is the place where concerts are given mainly and especially by young music groups.
The bridge was opened for first time to allow the Olympic flame to cross, but to the traffic it was opened a few days later.
The bridge of Rio-Antirio symbolizes generally the Greek development today and specifically the cities of Rio and Antirio and the area around.
icbf2006.upatras.gr /Sights.htm   (3401 words)

  
 Patras Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
On the left from the Antirio port there are ruins of an old (roman?) castle.
When I made pictures of Antirio village and a lighthouse from the bridge, I went down to the sea.
On the left side of the bridge, there was a fisher, on the right side there was an old woman swimming in the sea, and her old man was waiting for her on the shore.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Greece/Prefecture_of_Achaia/Patras-419326/Things_To_Do-Patras-R-1.html   (753 words)

  
 Rio-Antirio bridge (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The piers of the Rio-Antirio bridge can slide on their gravel beds to accommodate tectonic movement.
Its official name is the Harilaos Trikoupis bridge.
Harilaos Trikoupis was a 19th century Greek prime minister, and suggested the idea of building a bridge between Rio and Antirio; however, the endeavour was too difficult for the technologies of the time.
rio-antirio-bridge.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888   (842 words)

  
 TrekEarth | Rio Antirio night view Photo
Photos: Earth >> Europe >> Greece >> Central Greece >> Etoloakarnania >> Antirio
The new bridge of Rio Antirio connecting mainland with Peloponesus.
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 ANTIRIO - location in (GTP) Greek Travel Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
ANTIRIO - location in (GTP) Greek Travel Pages
If you want to see them individually choose one from the list below or
Antirio, a spectacular night view of Rio-Antirio bridge
www.gtp.gr /LocPage.asp?id=3934   (193 words)

  
 ACHAIA BEACH HOTEL - ACHAIA - Achaia, Greece.
The hotel is ideally located on the beach, with breath-taking views to the sea and the mountains.
The sunsets are something not to be missed as well as the view to the unique suspension bridge of Rio - Antirio, which connects the Peloponnese to Mainland Greece.
Lush gardens surround the swimming pool next to the beach.
www.vacation-greece.com /hotels/peloponnese/achaia/achaia-beach   (414 words)

  
 Hotel Antirio Andirio - Reviews & Official Contact Details
Hotel Antirio Andirio - Reviews & Official Contact Details
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 antirio, hotels antirio Etoloakarnania
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