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Travel Blogs from Nafplio, Greece
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This is a top pick! We have decided to stick around Nafplio today. We started out with a very hearty breakfast at the one restaurant that we were able to find open. It was called Popeye's. They had a very hearty breakfast with coffee. We were the only ones in the ...
How beautiful
This is a top pick! ... ;the Internet . The place that I booked was called Pension Acronafplia in the center of the old town in Nafplio www.pensionacronafplia.gr . We arrived in Nafplio and realized immediately that it is more of a walking town than a ...
Bikes on a Bus
This is a top pick! ... of it winter. I had hoped to jump up the coast aways and get somewhere to explore for our last remaining days in Greece rather than cycle in pain! But even without boats, there are still busses so all was not lost. Boarding the bus required ...
the best town in Greece
This is a top pick! ... druga strone, co zajelo jakies 5 minut i... juz bylismy na Peloponezie, w Galatas. Kupilismy melona i spytalismy o wylotowke do Nafplio jakiegos starszego pana, ktory plynna i czysta angielszczyzna odpowiedzial, ze moze nas zabrac kilka km za miasteczko. ...
Half Kilo boy!!!!
This is a top pick! ... They would yell "Hello half Kilo boy!!!!!" Cory has finally achieved fame, well at least in one shop in a tiny little town called Nafplio. We ended the night in the comfy chairs down on the pier having coffee with the rest of the ...
999 Steps up the Wall
This is a top pick! ... on a Saturday afternoon it was nice to see the ‘local tourists’: families with children, couples, etc. Nafplio is supposed to be one of the most romantic harbors in Greece with it’s bayed in beach flanked on either ...
Peloponnese: land of the gods
This is a top pick! ... . All (well, vague details anyway) came flooding back as I approached the ruined city of Mycenae (about 25km north of Nafplio) early next morning. Greek myth has it the Perseus, son of big-wig gods Zeus and Danae, founded Mycenae after giving ...
Carnival!!!!!!
This is a top pick! ... everyone to Nafplio. They still recognized us in the Gelato shop. How could they forget half Kilo boy? Little quiet Nafplio was kickin' They had a live band and stage. People were dancing and celebrating. We ended the night dancing, ...
Nafplio
This is a top pick! ... an hour and a half later, we managed to grab some standing room only space for the hour journey south. Sigh. Thankfully Nafplio is a lovely spot with a very welcoming vibe. Nafplio is on the Peloponnesian coast about 145km south of Athens. It was ...
Nafplio
... there that was built by the Venetians during their second and third occupations of the area. For a long time, both the town of Nafplio and the acropolis were the same thing; the entire town was encircled with a wall on the tip of a small peninsula. As ...
Nafplio
We spent the day visiting the fortress of Palamidi in Nafplion. It was unbelievable! It is 999 steps to the top and high above the city. It is worth every step! By the time we were walking back down our legs were like shaking noodles. It was simply ...
Nafplio
so nafplio was my place to go and relax. I heard it was beautiful and there were no hostels, only boarding houses, but decently priced. After the last couple weeks I needed some time alone and figured this was the place to go. I had a great 2 nights in ...
Nafplio
... be heard all the way around the theatre. While there a group a Germans began to sing and the sound was fantastic. Nafplio has a number of forts around it. We visited the large fort called Palamidi Fortress, the smaller one is Akronafplia and the ...
so much chocolate.....
Beck: We've wrenched ourselves away from Santorini after a lovely 4 days and we're now in Nafplio, which is a nice little town 2.5hrs south of Athens. It's quite touristy, but still very pleasant and laid back (it's still not tourist season so it's not ...
Travelling Mainland Greece - To Nafplio
... now, those that are still open will have plenty of rooms available. We haven't factored in that this is Saturday and Nafplio is close enough to Athens to be a popular weekend destination, plus it appears to be the wedding location for wealthy Athenians ...
Oooops, We're In . . . Kiato
... of overcast, broke through with a little sunshine, just in time for our walking tour!). We had read that Nafplio is one of Greece’s prettiest and most romantic towns, and we were not disappointed. The village, located 12km southeast of ...
Beautiful Venetian Nafplio....hot days and nights!
... along the narrow Isthmus that links the mainland to the Peloponnese today l traveled past the Corinth canal leaving behind beautiful Nafplio and entering smoggy Athens! Sitting in my stifling hot hotel room (covered in wet towels because our air con ...
Nafplio and Mycenae
... and the spider webs became larger and larger. We picked up some Hercules wine (a "special price") and caught the bus back to Nafplio. We picked up some meat, cheese, and bread and spent the evening out on the terrace overlooking the water, watching the ...
Nafplio for a day
... we are always glad we make the effort. We had fried squid and a pork souvlaki (kabob) for dinner as our last meal in Greece. The seaside restaurants were really cool and had a nice vibe. You should definitely spend a night here if you have ...
the frustrations of the Peloponnese
... Olympia, which is home to the very first Ancient Olympic games, staged in 776 B.C. However, it was a 5.5 hour bus ride from Nafplio, and I just couldn't justify spending that much time in a bus round trip for a town that only needs 1 day to see the ...
A day of making arrangements and see sights, sunny
... to utilize Greek public transportation (the bus) to return to Porto Hydra. Well we had learned that there was only one boat- departs Nafplio at 0845 in the morning, we learned that there were only three bus a day most early in the day that came anywhere ...
Small town life in the Peloponnese
... the cat slept on one of the cushions) overlooking the above mentioned sea. Considered one of the prettiest cities in all of Greece, Nafplio's old town has much to charm the visitor for all its lack of archaeological treasures. The streets by ...
Ruined in Greece
... Turkey and got ruined there as well. We said goodbye to the St Pauls group last night and now find ourselves in Nafplio, Greece. It is a gorgeous seaside town SW of Athens with seaside cafes, narrow streets and whitewashed buildings. Beaches ...
Nafplio, Greece
... time. We skipped a wine-tasting to have some free time right now. Believe it or not, it is raining here--this part of Greece does not get much rain at all. Yesterday we hiked in an area, Monmenvasio (sp), where they only receive 8-10 inches of rain ...
Epidaurus, Mycenae and...Agnountos?
... chapel to let us inside. Then she disappeared. The weather eventually forced us back to the car, and we headed back into Nafplio, where I insisted on buying dinner for John and Sarah. We had a lovely meal and conversation at funky Epi Skinis, after ...
Nafplio - A stunning town
11 OCTOBER 2012 (Cont’d) - We then headed for the gorgeous seaside town of Nafplio. We arrived late afternoon and we park around the water front area. Jokingly, I said to Troy go and see how much that hotel is and sure enough he did, it ...
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