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 The old town of Nafplio by Lilasel
Today, Nafplio is the capital and administrative center of the prefecture of Argolida, but also an important touristic center. With its buildings, renowned castles and generally the whole layout of the city makes Nafplio one of the most beautiful places in Greece. Leave a Comment
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 The Fortress of Palamidi
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A lovely seaside town, with its picturesque harbour, NAFPLIO is on the Peloponnese Peninsula and dominated by three citadels - Palamidi Fortress, the Akronafplia Fortress and Bourtzi Fortress. Located in the Prefecture of Argolida and 145 km ( 90 miles ) southwest of Athens. For several years after the Greek War of Independence ( 1821 to 1828 ) Nafplio was Greece's first Capital.
I was absolutely in awe of this lovely town, with its elegant Venetian homes and neoclassical civic buildings. It so reminded me of the Spanish town of Marbella, with its cobbled streets and balconies overflowing with vines of bouganvillia.
Getting there. From Athens, head south to the Corinth Canal. Stop at Mycenae en route. Take the new Corinth - Trilolos Road as far as Argos limit. Leave your car in the large municipal parking lot by the harbour ( no charge ). Leave a Comment
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The Venetian Fortress of PALAMIDI was constructed in the early 18th century on the top of a hill at an altitude of 216 metres. You can walk up the hundreds of steps ( I've seen anywhere from 857 to 999 steps) or taxi up the 3 km road. The walls leading up to the Fort almost looked like the famous Great Wall of China. From the top there are magnificent panoramic views of the town and the Argolic Gulf.
Admission: Adults 4 Euros
Child 18 & under Free
Students with ID Free
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 Greek statue by Kuznetsov_Sergey
In Greek mythology, Palamedes was the son of Nauplius. More famous Nauplius was a great-great-grandson of his namesake, the founder of Nauplia. Like Nauplius I, Nauplius II also ruled over Nauplia (although other accounts say he ruled in Euboea).
Agamemnon sent Palamedes to Ithaca to retrieve Odysseus, who had promised to defend the marriage of Helen and Menelaus. Odysseus stopped working and revealed his sanity. Odysseus never forgave Palamedes for sending him to the Trojan War. When Palamedes advised the Greeks to return home, Odysseus accused him of being a traitor and forged false evidence and found a fake witness to testify against him. Palamedes was stoned to death (Palamidi is the name of a hill and a fortress at it).
Consequently, Nauplius swore revenge against King Agamemnon and the other Greek leaders. When the Greeks were sailing home from Troy after the close of the war, Nauplius lit beacon fires along the perilous coastline of Euboea, and many ships were shipwrecked as a result. Before this point, he also convinced many of the lonely wives of the Greek commanders to be unfaithful to their husbands, and to conspire against them.
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