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Archive for the Nafplion Category
Nafplio (or Nafplion) has a lovely romantic downtown with cozy streets and is a great place to stay for radial travelling around Peloponnese.
Reasons to go there
Old Nafplion is one of the most beautiful towns in Greece. Nafplio looks like an Italian city because of its architecture and the colourful houses.
It’s a pleasure to wander along the harbour, watch fishing boats unloading their day’s catch, go up and down the stepped side streets, explore their small churches, gaze in wonder at the balconies overflowing with bouganvillias and just take in all that Nafplio has to offer.
There are three museums: the war museum, the archeological museum and the folk museum.
There are two castles, one “Palamidi Castle” is free and is located on the mountain. The easiest way to reach it is by car but you can also climb the 999 stairs. From the castle you will have a magnificent view of the town. The castle is really big for Greek castles and the atmosphere is beautiful too.
Helpful Tips
Visit the Palamidi Castle right before sunset - that’s a great experience.
Take your time! The old town of Nafplio is filled with narrow cobblestoned streets. It is a perfect place for strollers.
I recommend to compare hotel prices very well in Nafplion. Different booking sites have totally different prices for the same hotel. Maybe this site helps you. Once you picked a hotel, this site compares more than 30 bookings sites at once.
How to get there
From Athens, there are 12 to 15 daily buses. The buses leave in Athens from Terminal A. The journey takes about 2.5 hours and the price is about 11 Euros in one direction.
There is a train connection, but it is not the best way to travel. There are two daily trains to Athens, you have to change at Argos.
Additional Infos
Nafplion is a favourite weekend destination for many Athenians, and no wonder because it is not only a lovely city, but exudes a cool and relaxed atmosphere.
As is the case with many Greek names, there is more than one possible Latin transliteration. Currently, the most commonly used English spelling is “Nafplion” (or sometimes “Nafplio” like the Modern Greek way of saying it).