Top Nafplio posts
Nafplio's scenic seaside walks: The Arvanitia promenade and the Karathona beach path
The Arvanitia promenade is a stone-paved walkway that winds along the seaside from Nafplio’s historic Old Town to Arvanitia beach 1 kilometer away The sand and dirt path to Karathona beach begins near Arvanitia, and meanders southward along the Argonic Gulf coast. The walking distance between the two beaches is roughly 2.7 kilometers, about […]Read More »
Some photo highlights from our return visit to Nafplio
Nafplio waterfront view to the Bourtzi sea fortress Back again: Exactly two years ago, we travelled to Nafplio for the first time and spent a full week exploring areas in and around the town. We liked it so much we decided it was high time to come back for a return visit. And here we […]Read More »
The 10 things we loved most about Nafplio -- in photos
Photo gallery: In my previous post, Falling for Nafplio, I described some of the elements and attractions that make the eastern Peloponnese port town of Nafplio one of our favourite places in all of Greece. That report was packed with pictures, but since I had dozens more that I wanted to share, I have gathered […]Read More »
Falling for the historic Old Town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese
The Old Town of Nafplio rises on the north side of a steep peninsula, directly beneath fortification walls and buildings of Acronauplia — one of three castles situated in the historic town. Nafplio was the capital of Greece from 1821 until the country’s Parliament relocated to Athens in 1834. Fast favourite: It wasn’t love at […]Read More »
On our way to .... Nafplio!
Nafplio-Greece Timelapse is a 3:45-minute film by Stefanos Kyriazis Next stop Nafplio: It’s holiday time at long last, and my partner and I are now on our way back to Greece to explore part of a region we have never visited before — the eastern Peloponnese. Our first destination will be Nafplio, the former […]Read More »
Last-minute Christmas trip? How about Nafplio or Monemvasia?
A Christmas tree and holiday lighting add sparkle to Nafplio’s Syntagma square (Photo from the Ναύπλιο – Nafplio Facebook page.) Holiday getaway: A friend who lives in the U.K. was just asking if I could suggest someplace in Greece, within a reasonable driving distance of Athens, for him to visit on a last-minute Christmas getaway. Ideally, it would be a charming […]Read More »
