Fares (village)

Fares (Greek: Φαρές; Ancient Greek: Φαραί, romanized: Pharai; Latin: Pharae) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Farres, Achaea, Greek.

It is located on the left bank of the river Peiros, 2 km southeast of Isoma and 17 km south of Patras.

Prevedos is on the Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli).

Fares is named after the ancient town Pharae, which might be named after the Greek mythological figure Pharis, son of Hermes and the Danaid Philodameia.

[2] Pharae was located 150 stadia (28 km) from Patras and 70 stadia (13 km) from the sea, and was built by the banks of the river Peiros.