GR PELOPONNESE ARGOLIS NAFPLION AKRONAFPLION

The castle of Akronaflion - "high Nafplion" - is the oldest part of the town, its origin going back to the Bronze Age period in the 13th century BC. There is even evidence of a pre-historic settlement. In the course of history, Akronafplion served the Mycenaeans, Franks, Venetians, Ottomans and Greeks as fortification. The current form of the castle, although quite changed by modern intervention, basically crystallised during the Frankish and first Venetian occupations from the 13th to 16th centuries. Up until the end of the 15th century there were also private quarters in Akronafplion, but from then on only to be used by the military.

Above right: The Castel Torro above Grimani Bastion, built 1706-07. - Below right: The Kapodistrias Military Hospital of 1829, to where the infamous prison on Palamidi was transferred in 1926 and where political prisoners were kept until 1956.

Above: Akronafplion is dotted with cactuses. - Below: The three-aisled church of Saint Theodoroi, the dedication of which was established by the discovery of a relief plaque.