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2013

45o PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASS E’ School year 2012-2013 Patra Greece

Τι πρέπει να γνωρίζεις για την Ελλάδα

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INDEX

INDEX ......................................................................................................................................... 4

GREECE ...................................................................................................................................... 5

PATRAS ...................................................................................................................................... 8

MONUMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 10

THE CASTLE OF PATRAS ................................................................................................... 10

ANCIENT ODEON OF PATRAS .......................................................................................... 10

RIO CASTLE ...................................................................................................................... 11

NEOCLASSICAL BUILDINGS OF PATRAS ........................................................................... 12

APPOLON THEATRE ......................................................................................................... 13

RELIGION ............................................................................................................................. 14

SAINT ANDREW CHURCH ............................................................................................. 14

RECENT PROJECTS ............................................................................................................... 15

RIO ANTIRRIO BRIDGE .................................................................................................. 15

LOCAL PRODUCTS ................................................................................................................ 16

LOCAL PRODUCTS OF PATRAS ............................................................................... 16

FETA ................................................................................................................................. 17

EVENTS ................................................................................................................................ 18

PATRAS CARNIVAL ........................................................................................................... 18

RECIPES ................................................................................................................................ 19

MOUSTALEYRIA ............................................................................................................... 19

PANCAKES ........................................................................................................................ 20

Sources ................................................................................................................................ 21

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GREECE

Greece is located in the south-Eastern end of Europe.

It has two major mountain-chains, Pindos and Rodopi, and borders

the Mediterannean sea.

It has about 3000 islands

1 Zante 2 Kefalonia

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The plains and valleys cover only a small part of the mainland.

Since 776 B.C and for about 1000 years the Olympic games were

held, every four years.

.

1. entrance of stadium 2. olympic flame

3. stadium of ancient Olympia

Greece owns one of the biggest fleets in the

world. Fishing as well as agriculture and cattle

breeding are major sources of wealth for the

country.

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Every year visit the islands and the

archeological sites millions of

tourists.

Akropoli

Zante

Kefalonia Kefalonia

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PATRAS

Patras is the city where we live. It is

the fourth biggest city of Greece. Its

population is 140.400 people.

Patras has lots of green,

beautiful flowers, a lot of

shops and houses.

It also has sightseeing. Some of them are

the Rio-Antirio bridge which connects the

Peloponnese with the Mainland,

the castle of

Patras which is built on the hill of

Panachaiko,

the Roman Odeon which was built on

the Acropolis,

the Apollon theatre that was constructed in 1872,

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Achaia Claus the first

Greek winery and the

old Municipal Hospital

which today is a cultural

multicenter of Patras.

The patron of Patras is

Saint Andrew.

Patras is a very beautiful city and many people would like to live

here

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MONUMENTS

THE CASTLE OF PATRAS

It was built on the second half of the

6th century on top of the ruins of the

ancient Acropolis. It is situated on a

small hill of Panachaiko. On the

centuries that followed and until the

2nd World War it was used for the

defense of the city but also as an

administrative and militatry center.

The myth of Patrinela is

connected to the castle which

according to tradition this woman

transformed into a man during

the years of Turkish occupation

and guarded the city from

epidemics and was crying at night

when somebody from Patras

died.

ANCIENT ODEON OF PATRAS

West of the Acropolis near Saint

George square you can find the

Ancient Odeon of Patras that was

erected in the middle of the 2nd

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century and sooner than

the Herodeion of Athens.

It has all the basic parts

of a theatre that is

auditorium, orchestra

pit, proscenium, stage,

backstage. It’s smaller

than the Herodeion and

its capacity is almost 2500 spectators. Inside the Odeon there was a

statue of Apollon that was made from war loot. Earthquakes, wars and

conquerors destroyed the Odeon and covered it with other buildings

and soil. It saw the light of day again in 1889 when excavation work took

place in the hill for the embankment fill of the harbor.

RIO CASTLE

The castle of Rio is situated in Achaia in the Municipal of Rio. Next to the

castle you can find the Rio Antirrio

Bridge and on the right and left you

can find the eastern and western

pier of the ferry boats. It is used for

cultural events and tourists can visit

it.

The castle is surrounded by a wide moat

which is filled with sea water. There are

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two outward bastions in the

moat which are connected to

the main castle by stone

bridges. Together with the

across castle of Antirrio and

their firepower they

controlled the sea passage.

The castle was constructed by the sultan Bayezid II in 1499 on top of the

ruins of the Ancient Temple of Poseidon. In 1533 it was occupied by the

Genoese but the same year the Ottomans took it back. In 1687 Francisco

Morosini besieged the castle of Rio and occupied it but was forced to

reconstruct it since the siege caused major disasters to the castle walls.

New towers were added and the castle took the form it has today. At

the same time the current temple of

Zoodochos Pigi was constructed. The castle

was once more occupied by the Ottomans in

1715 and it was used as a prison. In 1828 it

was surrendered to the French and up until

1912 it was converted to a political and

military prison.

NEOCLASSICAL BUILDINGS OF PATRAS

There are hundreds of beautiful houses in the

streets and squares of Patras, those are the

neoclassical buildings that tarted to be built

in 1830 and continued throughout the 19th

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century.

Their basic characteristics are the marble stairs, arcades, balconies,

symmetrical facades, murals.

APPOLON THEATRE

Apollon theatre is located in Patras and it was constructed in 1879 by

the great German architect Ernst Ziller. It is a miniature of La Scala in

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Milan and it is the oldest surviving closed theater and the most

impressive architectural ornament of Patras. Apollo theatre was

founded on 11 February 1871 and was completed on October 10, 1872.

The plans were assigned to Ernst Ziller and are still kept today in the

public library of Patras. The materials that were used were the most

expensive and luxurious of the time such as stone from Trieste, rails

from England, statues from Vienna, marble from Livorno, stone from

Astakos and other more from the rest of Greece. The interior includes

the house with 156 seats and 53 balconies in two floors. The stage is

13.5 meters wide and

7.5 meters deep.

Today in the Apollon

Theatre there are

regular performances

from the Municipal

Theatre of Patras

while its beautiful

spaces are used

during Patras carnival

for ball masque.

RELIGION

SAINT ANDREW CHURCH

In the city of Patras there are two temples of

the city’s patron Saint Andrew. The old temple

was erected during the 1836-1843 period at the

spot where Apostle Andrew martyred. It is a

basilica work of the architect Lysandros Kaftantzoglou. At the front and

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on the right of the temple near the sanctuary you can find the marble

sepulcher of the Apostle. In the middle of the 4th century, emperor

Konstantinos transferred the Holy Relics to Saint Apostles church in

Constantinople. When the Franks captured the city, the Relics were

transferred in Italy. In 26th of September the Holy Head was returned to

Patras by Pope Paul and after actions citizens of Patras took. The new

temple was grounded in 1908 from George A’ and was inaugurated in

1974 from the Metropolitan of Patras, Nikodimo. The new temple is one

of the most artistic temples in the Balcans and one of the biggest in

Europe. The central dome of the

temple is 46 meters high. Next to

the old temple you can find Saint

Andrew well. According to

tradition he was crucified next to

this water spring.

RECENT PROJECTS

RIO ANTIRRIO BRIDGE

The Rio Antirrio bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that

was completed in 2004. It is located near Patras and it

connects the town of Rio in the Peloponnese with

Antirrio on mainland Greece and north with the rest of

Europe. It was built by the French company Vinci.

Four pylons support the length of the bridge

which is 2280 meters long while with the

accesses it reaches 2880 meters. The bridge

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was developed and completed despite the adverse environmental

conditions while the maximum foundation depth is 65 meters under the

surface of the sea. This is a cable-stayed bridge that its resistances are

spectacular.

With this project communication between northwest and southwest

Greece is made continuous

and uninterrupted while it

upgrades the system of the

west gates of the country

towards west Europe.

LOCAL PRODUCTS

LOCAL PRODUCTS OF PATRAS

Patras is popular for many of its products. People in the mountainous

areas produce cheese, milk, oil, but is first of all famous for its wine

Mavrodaphne.

The

tradition of this wine started in the

middle of the 19th century when the German Gustav Claus opened a

winery a few kilometers outside of Patra in Achaia Claus and it exists till

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today. Mavrodaphne is the most famous wine that Achaia Claus

produces. According to tradition Claus named this variety Mavrodaphne

to honor his fiancé Daphne a beautiful brunette Greek lady with black

eyes who died in a young age. This wine is made from a

variety of red grapes with aromas from cherries, vanilla,

dried fruits (mostly raisin and chocolate). Mavrodaphne

is a very sweet wine and very strong. It is drunk a lot

during the Carnival of Patras.

Patras is not only famous for Mavrodaphne. For a

digestive after a big meal

or in a cafeteria as a drink

it is worth trying Tentoura, the local

liqueur that

owes its taste,

its aroma and

its color on the

extracts of spices that it contains mainly

cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. You can drink it

plain, with soda of tonic but mainly cold in

small glasses with cream and cinnamon. !!!

FETA

Feta is a kind of cheese kept in brine. It is made exclusively from sheep’s

milk or goat and sheep milk. It has a salty taste and

white colour. It has been enshrined by the European

Commission as Protected

Designation of Origin.

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The first references of feta can be found in Homer and more specifically

in Cyclops Polyphemus, when according the myth he was the first who

produced feta. When he was carrying the milk from the sheep in animal

skin he found out that a few days later the milk thickened and became

solid.

Feta is well known around the world as the

major ingredient of Greek salad.

EVENTS

PATRAS CARNIVAL

Patras Carnival

is the biggest

carnival event in

Greece. It

counts 180

years of history. The celebrations begin on

the January 17 and last until Ash Monday. Patras carnival is not just one

event but a number of events that include dances, parades, hidden

treasure hunting, children’s carnival and more. It

climaxes the last weekend of Carnival with the

night parade on Saturday and the spectacular

parade of groups and chariots on Sunday. The end

is on Sunday night with

the burning of the

Carnival King in the port of Patras.

Characteristic elements of Patras carnival

are the spontaneity, improvisation,

inspiration and volunteering.

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RECIPES

MOUSTALEYRIA

Ingredients

1 cup molasses

3.5 cups water

4.5 cups flour

1 spoon sugar or 1 spoon honey

Directions

Put the molasses, the water and the sugar in the pan

and warm up the ingredients a bit. On

the mixer put some of the warm

ingredients and the flour and stir them until the flour

dissolves and becomes porridge. Next put the

porridge in the pan and stir it until it thickens. Then

let it cool down a bit and add nuts or sesame or

raisins and stir. Divide it in bowls and sprinkle with cinnamon and nuts.

MOLASSES

Molasses is produced from must which we can find in

the end of August or September on the wine harvest.

We put the must in the pan and add ash. We boil it

and then leave until the next so the ash settles. Pass it

through a coffee filter put it in the pan and let it boil. Slow boil for

almost an hour and 30 minutes until it becomes a syrup. From the must

only ¼ becomes molasses.

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PANCAKES

Ingredients (for 30 pancakes)

750 gr flour

4 glasses of water

a bit of salt

a bit of sugar

Directions

Warm the water and add a little salt. When the salt melts slowly add the

flour and stir using the mixer. The porridge must be creamy.

Put some oil in the frying pan. When it is warm enough use a shallow

ladle and place the porridge in the pan. When they are ready place them

on a platter and pour them with sugar or honey.

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Sources

http://europa.eu/abc/maps/members/greece

http://www.e-patras.g

Pupils’ work

Personal photographs from our visits.

Special thanks:

We particularly thank Mrs Koutsantoni Cindy for her assistance at the translation of the texts and Mrs Photini Arvanitopoulou as well.

We also thank Mr Frementiti Pano and Mrs Kolliopoulou Nia for the performance of the recipes.

We appreciate the cheece making “ Pantelis” for hosting a guided tour at their premices and the information the provided on the cheece making process.

Last but not least we thank the archeologists of both city castles for their guided tour.

The brochure for tourist was made by students:

Διονφςιοσ Χρήςτοσ Φωτεινή Γαβρίλησ Τηλζμαχοσ Ελζνη Ειρήνη Πολυχρόνησ Παναγιώτησ Γ. Δημήτρησ Π. Αικατερίνη Ζ. Μαρία Γεώργιοσ Ζ. Νίκοσ Γεωργία Άννα Σπυρίδων Καλ. Ιωάννα Γεώργιοσ Κ. Κωνςταντίνα- Σταυροφλα Αγγελική Αλζξησ Ανδρζασ Δημήτρησ Σ. Μαλβίνα Γιώργοσ Μάνια Μαρία- Αριάδνη Αικατερίνη Σ. Δήμητρα Παναγιώτησ Φ. Μαρία- Αθηνά Σπυρίδων Κ. Χαρίκλεια

Teachers: Μακρή Σταυροφλα