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NAFPLIO
Description:
Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was the first capital of modern Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the peripheral unit of Argolis. The Venetian fortress of Palamidi crowns the city of Nafplio. The engineers La Salle and Giaxich constructed the Venetian fortress in the early 18th c, on the top of a hill at an altitude of 216m. It changed hands several times and after Greece%27s liberation, Palamidi was used as a prison. Archaeological Museum situated in Syntagma Square, in an imposing Venetian building. It houses finds from Mycenae, Tiryns, Asine and Corinth. Folk Art Museum occupies a neoclassical house of Nafplio. Among the exhibits are collections and objects covering the entire Greek heritage of costumes, fabrics, publications and discography.
Climate
Summer average temperature 30C.Transport
By taxi from Athens 1,5 hour.
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