Approximately 15 km after Ancient Epidaurus, at the end a dirt road about 10 km from the village Pelei, you can reach the Monastery of St. Dimitrius Myrrh, also known as Abbey Avgou, which belongs to the Byzantine antiquities of ...
It is the oldest castle in Nafplio facing Bourtzi, right at the entrance of the Argoliko bay and connected to the mainland just north of the ravine Arvanitias. Akronafplia, the massive rock, was inhabited since prehistoric times. Standing on ...
The Acropolis of Vassas: A settlement (2000-1000BC) was found at the height of Vassas, which was maintained through the Mycenaean years due to its natural fortification. Graves with abundant offerings were also found. But today, visiting this settlement is a ...
The picturesque church of Agia Kyriaki in Tolo is built on a beautiful spot on the hill. The distance from the center of Tolo is just 5 minutes. It has a magnificent view, literally breathtaking, of the bay of Tolo, ...
The holy temple St. Konstantin and St. Eleni is the central and largest church in Tolo. The parish operates every Sunday morning and for all celebrations of the Christian Orthodox church as well as weddings, baptisms and funerals. The temple was ...
The holy temple Ag.Nikolaos is the cemetery of Toloand it is located in Anapafseos Street. It is a small church that operates only in the name day of the patron saint as well as memorial services and other functions of ...
On the central street of Bouboulina, is the square of Tolo, named Botzaki square in honour of the teacher Agni Botzaki-Papazoglou. Born and raised in Smyrni of Asia Minor (current Turkey), she travelled by ship to Nafplion in 1922. She ...
It is a trademark of the city, and has been the centre of action for centuries (700 BC-400 AD), with its ancient “Odeon” (a building for musical competitions), the “Palaestra” (ancient Greek wrestling school), the “Bouleuterion” (ancient Parliament), the temples ...
The most important sight of the village is the ruins of the ancient Asini; it’s near the village, just outside Tolo, on top of a hilly cape. It provides evidence of the power and splendor of Asini’s kingdom in the ...
The most important sight of the village is the ruins of the ancient Asini; it’s near the village, just outside Tolo, on top of a hilly cape. It provides evidence of the power and splendor of Asini’s kingdom in the ...
Just before the entrance of the village is this tower-like edifice; it was the ancient method of transmitting messages through a complicated system of lighting torches on hillocks very far from one another.
People have inhabited it for almost 50 centuries. On one side of the hill is the picturesque harbour, full of fish taverns, an anchorage for the flying dolphins of the Argosaronikos Gulf; on the other side there’s the cosmopolitan Mandrakia, ...
The Ancient Theater of Epidaurus is considered the greatest ancient Greek theater in terms of acoustics and aesthetics. Its capacity is 13,000 spectators and is located in the area of Epidaurus Asklepios, just 14 km from the village Lygourio. The ...
It is situated southwest of the Larissa Acropolis and was built by Polykleitos in the late 5th cent. BC. It is a big architectural accomplishment, since it is one third carved into the rock. In its prime it could seat ...
The Ancient Theatre of Asklepieio in Epidaurus: Due to its great acoustics, architectural perfection, and unrivalled harmony with the natural environment, it has been characterized the greatest and biggest stone resonator of the world, seating up to 14.000 people. The ...
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