Nafplio

We are pleased to announce that the Byzantine Museum Argolidas will open its doors to the public Thursday, March 9, 2017.

The Byzantine Museum Argolida occupies a historic landmark complex Argos, known as "Kapodistrias Barracks" ...									


								

It is the oldest castle in Nafplio facing Bourtzi, right at the entrance of the Argoliko bay and connected to the mainland just north of the ravine Arvanitias. Akronafplia, the massive rock, was inhabited since prehistoric times. Standing on ...

The restored museum which dominates the Syntagma Square is one of the most splendid Venetian buildings in the city. In the two-storey building dating from 1713 and which served as a warehouse for the Venetian fleet, are exhibits from excavations ...

Another important fortress of Nafplio is Bourtzi, which was built in 1473 on the island of Agios Theodoros and is located in the harbor entrance. It was an integral part of other fortifications of the city for many centuries. It ...

Another important fortress of Nafplio is Bourtzi, which was built in 1473 on the island of Agios Theodoros and is located in the harbor entrance. It was an integral part of other fortifications of the city for many centuries. It ...

In Nafplio, a football match took place  between veterans F.C. players CELEBRITIES Nafplion and AEK Athens, yesterday Monday, October 3, 2016. The race was done in collaboration with the Secondary Education Argolida and was designed stationery concentration on Special Schools of ...

With the conclusion and the new program contract with the Peloponnese Region and the Ministry of Culture for the execution of the project Studies Placement, restoration and enhancement of building a Turkish bath (hamam ), the Municipality of Nafplion will ...

Built in 1708, it is located on the road to Akronafplia and at the foot of the stone stairs of Palamidi. Long ago, it was the only entrance to the city by land as there was a moat filled ...

with the marble statue of the first governor The marble statue of the governor, the work of the sculptor Michael Tobros, was placed in the square in 1932. The statue shows Kapodistrias dressed with formal attire and standing upright while ...

Greece is certainly in the top four tourist destinations of the French, in terms of Europe. Faces, however, a growing competition from countries coming as quasi "exotic" options in the game. This is Romania, Iran, Tunisia and Cyprus and seems ...

An exceptional sculptured monument found in Pronia Square, where the National Assembly met in 1832 to ratify the election of Otto as king of the Greeks. According to history, following the orders of Otto’s father, the sculpture was carved on ...

It represents an extension of the National Gallery, and since 2004, it has been located in a beautiful neoclassical building of 1905. The exemplary renovation of the building and the equipments were carried out by the Foundation "Alexander S. ...

The Mayor of Nafplion and Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Dimitrios I.. Kostouros will hold its first press conference in the media for the Marathon Nafplion 2017 (03/05/2017), in the presence of all Institutional, state, local and voluntary bodies ...

Ministry of Culture & Sports Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolid

An impressive Venetian fortress which blends perfectly into its natural surroundings as if it were a part of it. It was built in 1687 by the Venetian Morosini to serve as a defensive stand of the city. The last work ...