The fortress of Palamidi towers over the city of Nafplio in Greece on a 216 m high rock. The over a long distance visible fortress on the Palamidi hill was built under Venetian rule. It is named after the Greek mythical hero Palamedes. Palamidi is one three fortresses in Nafplio, others are the Akronauplia fortress […]
Epidaurus – Epidavros – Greece
Epidaurus is approx. 30 km east of Nafplio on the Peloponnese, Greece. The most important building is the theater. It offered place to approx. 14.000 visitors. Its acoustics is so convincing that it is used still today for performances. Like many other sanctuaries, Epidaurus also had a stadium where competitions were regularly held. Please watch […]
Tiryns – a former ancient city
Tiryns – Τίρυνθα, is approx. 4 km north of Nafplio in the Peloponnese. The mighty Cyclopean walls of Tiryns were built approx. 1600 – 1200 BC, even though the place was already inhabited since 2500 BC. The city was a just as important center of the Cretan-Mycenaean culture like Mycenae, Pylos – Nestor’s Palace – […]
Inside the Peloponnese
Our journey inside the Peloponnese starts along the coast of the Gulf of Corinth, where we head west to Trapeza. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content […]
Koroni – Peloponnese – Greece
Koroni (Κορώνη), a small town in the southwest of the Peloponnese on the Gulf of Messina, is about 30 km east of Methoni, 50 km south of Kalamata. The picturesque town is the popular destination for many individual tourists. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the […]
Visiting the Palace of Nestor
The Palace of Nestor lies on a hill, 3 km southwest of Chora and 9 km northeast of the Bay of Navarino in the Peloponnese, Greece. The ancient Mycenaean settlement with the palace, was discovered in 1939 by Carl W. Blegen, an American archaeologist and his team from the University of Cincinnati. Maybe it was […]