Vasileos Georgiou square is in the center of Patras' town.
Vasileos Georgiou square is the central square of the city. Constructed in 1829 on Kapodistrias, the square changed many names (Republic, Kalamogdarti, Othonos, Thomopoulou, Central, Paligenesias) until 1863 when its was finally named Square Vasileos Georgiou A' (King George I). Locals often refer to it as George's Square. Above the square there are two fountains that were placed there in 1875, while next to the square there is the Apollo Theater. A variety of feasts and celebrations are organized in the square Vasileos Georgiou, with those about the renowned Patrino Karnavali being its peak.