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On our way out of Nafplio to Akrogiali, we stopped at Tiryns, an important centre of the Mycenaean culture from the 15th to 12th century BC. It was already 35°C when we arrived at 11:30AM. We were the only car in the parking lot on arrival and the staff were relaxing in the shade, watching […]

One of the highlights in the north of the Peloponnese Peninsula is the Voraikos Gorge, and the Odontotos Railway, a rack railway that parallels the river in the gorge between the towns of Diakopto (on the coast) to Kalavrita (in the mountains).

We spent 6 days in the city of Nafplio and visited a couple of its beaches, explored its centre, and roamed two of its fortresses, Palamidi and Akronafplia. Where did we stay and how was day-to-day life? Due to some technical issues, we lost a bunch of photos and movies. Fortunately, Lara had been FaceTiming […]

We saw Palamidi Fortress from almost every location while exploring in Nafplio, and early on a Wednesday morning, we finally hiked up to explore it. The hill is named after the physician and astronomer Palamides, who was a a hero of the Trojan War. The views as we climb. Click the arrows to move through […]

During our explorations in lower Nafplio, we wanted to find a way to the Akronafplia Fortress. This included many stairs and narrow alleyways.

Nafplio is named after Nauplios, the son of Poseidon, and is a commercially and militarily strategic city. It had a very turbulent past, having been conquered numerous times: 1204 Greek 1212 Conquered by the French 1388 Sold to Republic of Venice and becomes known as “Napoli di Romania” 1540 Taken by the Ottomans under Sultan […]

On the way home from the Sanctuary of Asklepios (Epidavros), we took a slight detour to check out what is believed to be the oldest Mycenean bridge in Europe. The Mycenaean civilization existed prior to the Ancient Greek civilization, and consisted of mainland Greeks who were influenced by people in the Mediterranean and Crete.

On one of Neil’s vacation days, we drove 30 mins from Nafplio to visit the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidavros. The highlight for Felix was the variety of vehicles he found on the site.