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Nafplio
Greece
Nafplio (or Nafplion, Nauplio, Nauplia or Nafplia) is a small town in Peloponnese (Greece). A romantic downtown with cozy streets, a great place to stay for radial travelling around Peloponnese.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked 7 days ago
At a glance
- Best time to go
- Any time — the weather is kind all year
- Vetted picks
- 22 places to see, do, eat, and stay
- Real coverage
- 6 vetted creator sources
AI insights
AI-written from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and the video stats on this page
Prioritize staying in the old town to remain within walking distance of all major historic sites and the harbor, as the entire core is easily covered on foot.
When booking a pension, check if it is located on the upper slopes of the old town; while properties like Marianna Pension provide superior views of the city and sea, they often require navigating significant staircases compared to properties near the central park or port.
Focus your exploration on the old town's historic landmarks, such as the Vouleftikon and the Venetian Arsenals, which are concentrated in the city center and easily accessible by foot.
When dining, consider visiting Popeye for Italian-style dishes like pizza and burgers, as it is a specific local establishment noted for offering a selection of Greek micro-brewery beers.
How these 22 picks are sourced
8 of 22 are named by a second, independent source — Rick Steves, santorinidave.com and Laura Bronner — and each card names its own. The remaining 14 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 6 creator videos, 1 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 14 of the 22 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
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Best time to go
Best window: Any time — the weather is kind all year
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
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Getting around
Getting around
All the major sights are within the old town and can easily be covered by walking. The municipality is providing free bicycles for a day, just in front of the Town Hall, by the KTEL bus station.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Palamidi Fortress
Worth itAlso recommended by Rick Steves
Climb the roughly 900 steps up this Venetian-built hilltop fortress from 1711-1714 for the best-preserved bastions in Greece and a sea view stretching to the Argolic Gulf.
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Old Town
Worth itAlso recommended by Rick Steves
Whitewashed Venetian houses, Ottoman-era courtyard fountains, and shaded alleyways that Rick Steves calls the most charming town in the Peloponnese.
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Bourtzi
Worth itAlso recommended by Rick Steves
A small fortified islet in the middle of the harbor, once home to the town's executioner, now the postcard view from the promenade.
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St Spyridon church
Single sourceon the mid of Kapodistriou str
(1702) where the first governor of Greece was killed, with traces of the killing bullet. The street is named after him.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Vouleftikon
Single sourceThe first parliament of the Greek nation, right south of the Syntagma Sq, earlier used as an Ottoman Jami.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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St Nicolaus
Single source(18th century), on Philellinon sq, by the port.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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St George
Single source(17th century), the metropolis of the town, on Plapouta str.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Small Jami
Single sourceOn the east of Syntagma Sq, now used as a theater.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Venetian Arsenals
Single sourceOn the same square, now an archeological museum.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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What to do
Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
Worth itAlso recommended by Rick Steves
A day trip to the best-preserved classical Greek theatre, famous for acoustics so precise a whispered coin drop carries to the back row.
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Mycenae
Worth itAlso recommended by Rick Steves
The Lion Gate and beehive tombs of Agamemnon's Bronze Age citadel, a short drive from Nafplio and the reason many use the town as a touring base.
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Beach promenade stroll
Worth itAlso recommended by Rick Steves
An easy waterfront walk below the Old Town with the fortress lit up overhead in the evening.
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What to eat
To Omorfo Tavernaki
Worth itAlso recommended by santorinidave.com and 1 other
A retro-decorated taverna running since 1997, serving classic Greek plates in a cozy fixed-up dining room off the Old Town.
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Arapakos
Worth itAlso recommended by santorinidave.com
A seafront taverna known for grilled octopus, stuffed squid, and its signature drunken mussels cooked in wine.
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Popeye
Single sourceStaikopoulou St
Italian style pizza, burgers, salads, pasta and sandwiches everything is fresh and made to order. Also have a good selection of Greek micro brewery beer.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Kipos (Garden)
Single sourcejust over Philellinon Sq or one block west of Syntagma Sq.
Mediaterranean - Italian style, probably one of the best choices.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to stay
Rigas Pension
Single sourceKapodistriou Str. 8· Expensive
A charming place in the center of Nafplio.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Amymone Pension
Single source39, Othonos Str.· Expensive
Small and cozy family-run pension. Artistically decorated rooms, each inspired by its own flower -- and derives color from it. Daily room cleaning and change of towels. Internet (128kbps) available in suites.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Byron Hotel
Single sourceopposite the church of St.Spiridon· Expensive
Very nice, very quiet pension with balconies over looking the old town, close to the shops and tavernas. Excellent service.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Park Hotel
Single source1, Dervenakion Str
Just opposite of the town's central park, near the east limit of the old town. Very good value for money.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Marianna Pension
Single sourceCozy hotel overlooking the downtown from the mountain, close to one of the fortresses.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Camping Xeni
Single sourcein the nearby village of Tolo, Assini Beach
Very hospitable people and near a small beach.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to next
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- DelphiThe ancient Greeks' sacred 'navel of the world,' with the Temple of Apollo set dramatically on Mount Parnassus.
- ZakynthosHome to the Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach cove and turtle-nesting bays of the Ionian Sea.
- MilosVolcanic island with lunar-white Sarakiniko rock formations and the multicolored fishing village of Klima.
- KefaloniaThe largest Ionian island, known for the turquoise waters of Myrtos Beach and the Melissani cave lake.
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