Wender·Vista
Patras
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGreece
on the northern Peloponnese, facing the Ionian Sea

Patras

— — a port city the carnival owns for forty days.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The third-largest city in Greece, set on the northwestern shoulder of the Peloponnese, looking across the Gulf of Patras toward the mainland. The Rio-Antirrio bridge, one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the world, lifts off the coast just to the east. For forty days each winter, the Patras Carnival turns the whole grid over to processions. The rest of the year the harbour goes back to the work of being a port.

from the studio
Patras
— bring it home

Patras, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Patras

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Patras is the capital of the regional unit of Achaea and of the Western Greece region, and the third most populous city in Greece after Athens and Thessaloniki, with around 215,000 inhabitants in the city proper. It sits on the Gulf of Patras, the western entrance to the Gulf of Corinth, on the northwestern shoulder of the Peloponnese. The port has long been a primary gateway between Greece and Italy, with daily ferries to Ancona, Bari, and Venice running through the season.

— informed by Wikipedia — Patras
— the year

The Patras Carnival, Patrino Karnavali, is the largest carnival event in Greece and one of the largest in Europe, drawing several hundred thousand visitors in good years. It runs from January 17, the feast of Saint Anthony, through Clean Monday, the start of Orthodox Lent, with the main parades on the final weekend. The tradition in its modern form dates from the 1820s, refreshed and codified over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by the merchant families of the port.

— the stone

Saint Andrew's Cathedral, the Agios Andreas, anchors the southern end of the seafront and is the largest Orthodox church in Greece and one of the largest in the Balkans. The current building was completed in 1974, replacing a nineteenth-century basilica on the same site; tradition holds that Saint Andrew the Apostle was crucified at Patras around 60 AD. Above the city, the Venetian-built Castle of Patras has overlooked the harbour since the sixth century, repeatedly rebuilt by Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian, and Ottoman hands.

— where
Greece · Achaea, Western Greece
— elevation
14 m · 46 ft
— position
38.2460° N · 21.7340° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
8 km NE
Rio-Antirrio Bridge
cable-stayed bridge
110 km S
Ancient Olympia
archaeological site
N
Patras
Rio-Antirrio Bridge
Ancient Olympia
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Patras — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Patras is on the northwestern shoulder of the Peloponnese, on the Gulf of Patras, the western entrance to the Gulf of Corinth. It is the capital of the regional unit of Achaea and of the Western Greece region.

Patras has around 215,000 inhabitants in the city proper, making it the third most populous city in Greece after Athens and Thessaloniki. The wider metropolitan area is somewhat larger and includes the suburbs along the gulf.

Patrino Karnavali runs from January 17, the feast of Saint Anthony, through Clean Monday, the first day of Orthodox Lent. The main parades take place on the final weekend. The carnival is the largest in Greece and one of the largest in Europe.

Agios Andreas is the largest Orthodox church in Greece and one of the largest in the Balkans, completed in 1974 at the southern end of the seafront. Tradition holds that Saint Andrew the Apostle was crucified at Patras around 60 AD.

Daily car ferries connect Patras with the Italian ports of Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, and Venice, run by operators including Superfast Ferries and ANEK Lines. Crossings range from roughly fifteen to twenty-two hours depending on the route.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our customers have given it to family with ties to Achaea. The Patras seafront and the Agios Andreas dome read home for anyone whose family came from the northwestern Peloponnese. The Small or Medium carries well.

The piece sits well in Mediterranean-modern, Coastal-modern, and warm Classical interiors. The Voynich layer's blues and ochres pick up limewashed plaster, olive wood, and pale linen. It also reads cleanly against a plain white wall.

A single Large is the usual choice over a console or sideboard. Above a full-length sofa, the four-tile Mural reads at proper scale; for a feature wall or stair landing, the nine-tile Mural.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any room where humidity or splashes are routine. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, beneath the finish, so steam and water do not affect it.

A microfibre cloth with water is enough for routine dusting. For kitchen grease or bathroom soap film, add a drop of mild dish soap. Avoid abrasive pads and bleach-based cleaners on any of the three finishes.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made by our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. The art is original to Reid Wender, the curator, and is not licensed from any third party.

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