Nafplio: top attractions & road trip guide
Nafplio is a harbor town on the eastern coast of the Peloponnese, distinguished by Venetian and Ottoman architecture, a hilltop fortress, and a compact old town of pastel houses and marble-paved lanes. It served as the first capital of modern Greece after independence in the early 19th century.
Top attractions
Palamidi Fortress
A Venetian hilltop fortress reached by 857 steps, offering panoramic views over Nafplio and the Argolic Gulf.
Bourtzi Castle
A small Venetian island fortress in the harbor, built to guard the entrance to the bay from pirates and invaders.
Akronafplia
The oldest fortified section of Nafplio, built on a rocky headland with layers of Byzantine, Frankish, and Venetian walls.
Syntagma Square
The marble-paved central square of the old town, lined with neoclassical buildings and a former Ottoman mosque.
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