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Nafplion is a small european towns, byzantine and otto- town in man influences. Many of the old town’s (). buildings are traced back one or two was the hundred years ago. second capital of Attractions: newly formed Greece after Misologgi Vouleftikon, the first parliament of until the capital eventually became the Greek Nation. Athens. It is an historical city due to its Monastery. On Fotomara str, by the meaning to the Greek Revolution. foot of the Akronafplia castle, on the Nowadays, when taking a walk in south east of the old town. the picturesque alleys of the Old Town, Archeological Museum, in a Vene- visitors are drawn by the venetian bal- tian building of 1714 with impressive conies and the wonderful neoclassical stone arches. The most important ex- buildings and mansions, images that hibit of the museum is the impressive bring feelings of sweet nostalgia. Re- bronze armor suit dating back to the lax at the numerous cafés on the port 13th century B.C. and once worn by a Merarchias str, just opposite of “alevri whilst viewing the sea, and visit Pal- Mycenaean soldier. zahari”. Annex of the National Greek amidi fortress for a scenic view of the Komboloi Museum: the first Kom- Gallery. . boloi (or worry-beads) Museum – said Palamidi: Standing like a crown over Travelers mix: Many come to be the only one worldwide – was Nafplio, Palamidi fortress (build by the here for weekends from Athens. founded in Nafplio in 1998 by Aris and Venetians around 1686 and completed The major reference point of the old Rallou Evangelinos, to its present form in 1714) was so well town is Syntagma sq., a very large Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation designed that all attempts to conquer it square, where the Venetians held their Museum (PFF or PLI in Greek), the were unsuccessful, making it a legend headquarters at old times. permanent exhibition at the museum is at the time. To an uneducated traveler, Nafplio dedicated to the “Greek town – Nafplio Bourtzi: The first part of the Venetian looks like an Italian city because of its 1822-1922”. On the ground floor. fortress of Bourtzi was built around architecture and the colourful houses. Ouzo museum, belonging to Karonis 1400, on top of a rock-island at the en- More fundamentally, Nafplio has a distilleries, it is located at Ag. Paraske- trance of the port. quite an interesting architecture, with vi area. Palamidi: Climb 999 (in reality 857) many traces of eighteenth century National Gallery: Located on Sidiras stairs to the castle of Palamidis.

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