Nafplion (Nafplio) Attractions Náfplion
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Náfplion (Nauplia / Nafplion) has a magnificent situation in the Argolic Gulf below the rocky promontory of Akrónafplia (85m/280ft) and the fortified hill of Palamídi (216m/709ft). The beauty of it situation, the many places of archeological interest in the surrounding area and the town's numerous hotels have made Náfplion a popular tourist center.
According to an ancient tradition Nauplia was founded by Nauplios, son of the sea god Poseidon, and his son Palamedes. From 628 B.C. it was the port of Árgos.
After the fourth Crusade (1203-04) Leon Sgouros, who had used the town as a base for his conquest of Corinth in 1202, held it against the Crusaders, who were unable to take it until 1246. In 1387 it fell into the hands of the Venetians, who made it one of the most powerful strongholds of the day under the name of Napoli di Levante.
According to an ancient tradition Nauplia was founded by Nauplios, son of the sea god Poseidon, and his son Palamedes. From 628 B.C. it was the port of Árgos.
After the fourth Crusade (1203-04) Leon Sgouros, who had used the town as a base for his conquest of Corinth in 1202, held it against the Crusaders, who were unable to take it until 1246. In 1387 it fell into the hands of the Venetians, who made it one of the most powerful strongholds of the day under the name of Napoli di Levante.
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Tiryns - Mycenaean Citadel
The Mycenaean Citadel was inhabited as far back as the third millennium B.C. It stands strategically at a high point of land with views over the coastal plain. Some of the ruins have been partially re-erected.
Nafplion (Nafplio)
