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Overview

Nafplio is one of Greece’s prettiest and most romantic towns. It occupies a knockout waterside location beneath the towering Palamidi fortress, and is graced with attractive narrow streets, elegant Venetian houses, neoclassical mansions and interesting museums. It’s also chock-full of tavernas, posh boutiques and comfortable hotels and guesthouses. Because it's a popular destination for locals from Athens, it fills up on weekends and gets overcrowded in high season.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Archaeological Museum

    Archaeological Museum

    Nafplio

    Inside a splendid Venetian building, this museum traces the social development of Argolis, from the hunter-gatherers of the Franchthi Cave to the…

  • Gate in Palamidi fortress, Nafplio, Greece

    Palamidi Fortress

    Nafplio

    This vast, spectacular citadel, reachable either by steep ascent on foot or a short drive, stands on a 216m-high outcrop of rock that gives all…

  • War Museum

    War Museum

    Nafplio

    In a handsome stone building, this collection of paintings, uniforms, sketches, assorted weaponry and photographs traces Greece’s role in various battles,…

  • Akronafplia Fortress

    Akronafplia Fortress

    Nafplio

    Rising above the old part of town, the Akronafplia fortress is the oldest of Nafplio’s three castles. The lower sections of the walls date back to the…

  • Komboloi Museum

    Komboloi Museum

    Nafplio

    Whether or not you wish to buy Greece's most popular souvenir item – komboloï (worry beads) – at the gift shop, it's worth popping into the incense…

  • Bourtzi

    Bourtzi

    Nafplio

    Odyssey Cruises runs boat excursions to this island fortress. Built in 1473, it lies about 600m west of the town's port and has served variously as a…

  • Church of Agios Spyridon

    Church of Agios Spyridon

    Nafplio

    This small 18th-century church was the site of an assassination of great political significance. On 9 October 1831 Ioannis Kapodistrias, elected the first…

  • National Gallery – Nafplio Annex

    National Gallery – Nafplio Annex

    Nafplio

    This arm of the Athens National Gallery is housed in a stunningly restored neoclassical building (don't be deterred; the front door looks to be closed)…

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