{"id":15213,"date":"2022-03-01T16:37:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omilo.com\/town-nafplio-history\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:01:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:01:56","slug":"town-nafplio-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omilo.com\/fr\/town-nafplio-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Town Of Nafplion And Its History | Omilo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The town of Nafplion is\u00a0 a beautiful Venetian town with ancient Greek roots and a lot of history.
\nIt is located in the Peloponnese, at 2 hours driving from Athens.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Archaeological Museum of Nafplio<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Nafplio Museum (at Syntagma Square), located an ancient building of the Venetian fortress, belongs to the finest museums in Greece. It has a nice collection and offers a good overview of the Mycenaean centers in and around Nafplio, in particular Tiryns and Lerna. One of the most famous items shown, is the Mycenean armor of Dendra, a bronze armor worn by a Mycenaean aristocrat around 1200 BC.
\nFor visits, opening hours and activities in and around Nafplio see:\u00a0http:\/\/discovernafplio.gr\/<\/p>\n

Learning Greek in Nafplion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since 2000 Omilo organizes intensive Greek Language and Culture courses in Nafplion, during the Greek Easter Holidays.
\nThis idyllic city\u00a0 is the perfect setting to combine Greek language lessons with a holiday in Greece, while experiencing the Greek Easter celebrations.
\nWith its interesting traditions and warm family atmosphere, Greek Orthodox Easter is one of the most celebrated events of the year in Greece.<\/p>\n

Click here for all the information about the intensive Greek Easter course in Nafplion, as well as info on how to travel to Nafplion.<\/a><\/p>\n

Or click below to see a video and get a better idea<\/p>\n

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\nPausanias-footsteps.nl<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For anyone interested in Nafplio (and surroundings) in antiquity, we would refer to the website www.pausanias-footsteps.nl<\/a>, a site with 2500 photos and maps with descriptions of ancient Greece. The website is in English and Dutch, and originally designed to illustrate a Dutch translation of the ancient book by Pausanias, \u2018A tour throughout Greece\u2019, written around 150-180 AD. The site contains a lot of information about the Peloponnese, and gives an overall picture of Greece after Pausanias, as well as introducing many Greek museums.<\/p>\n

Pausanias was a Greek-speaking \u00ab\u00a0travel writer\u00a0\u00bb from the second century AD. He describes a journey in ten chapters along the known and lesser-known places on the Greek mainland in Roman times, taking his audience from the Acropolis in Athens and its rich art treasures by way of Corinth, Sparta and Messenia, to ancient Olympia, with its magnificent temples and thousands of treasures of art (many of which he describes in detail). From Olympia, his literary journey goes on to Achaia, Arcadia, Boiotia and finally to Delphi. Central to his work is the description of temples and their art treasures, interspersed with hundreds of anecdotes about artists, the winners in festivals such as the Olympic Games or the games in Delphi, but also relating episodes from Greek history.<\/p>\n

Ready to visit Nafplion and surroundings?
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Click on the video\/picture<\/a>\u00a0 below and join us for a beautiful walk around Nafplion,
\nfrom the old town till Karathonah Beach (45 minutes one way)<\/p>\n

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While staying in Nafplion, it is a good idea to also make some day excursions and visit ;<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. The Epidaurus Amphi Theatre ; Read more here; https:\/\/omilo.com\/the-epidaurus-amphitheatre-in-greece\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Nemea ; Read more here; https:\/\/masaresi.com\/nemea-greek-history-mythology-games-and-wine\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n3. The Bourtzi<\/h3>\n

    Just at 10 minutes by boat from Nafplion, you can visit the Bourtzi castle.<\/p>\n

    Take a look at the video, to get a better idea<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Looking for accommodation in Napflion?<\/h2>\n

    There are many options available, for every taste and budget. We suggest to book something in the old town of Nafplion,<\/p>\n

    but make sure you have good walking shoes, and get ready to climb many steps as well.<\/p>\n


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