Patras Carnival
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Looking to celebrate carnival in an affordable way? Forget Venice or Rio, Patras in the northern Peloponnese region of Greece is where you should be heading! Running for more than 180 years, it's actually Europe's largest carnival and starts on 17th January, offering a plethora of events from balls, treasure hunts, parades, and children's activities, and runs until Clean Monday, the day of Greek Lent, seven weeks before Greek Easter. The last weekend culminates in a mass parade with floats and the traditional burning of the carnival king at St. Nikolaos Street pier. Be prepared to dress up!