Attractions

The Castle of Nea Epidaurus: A hamlet which was restored during the Byzantine period. Walking through the narrow alleys and courtyards of the houses, you will reach the Byzantine Castle of New Epidaurus. In 1205, it fell into the hands ...

The chapel of Agios Ioannis Theologos: It stands next to the remains of the ruins of the castle. It is a Church of Byzantine art, which was built in 1710 AD, with relatively well-preserved frescoes. It is characterized for its ...

The Byzantine chapel of Agios Nicholaos, on the road from Limenaria to Aponisos, was the first to be built on the island. A part of it is protected by the Archaeological Service. There are two old graves inside the cemetery, ...

Built in 1702, it is the most important church of Nafplio. In 1831, Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated at the entrance of the church. Holes from bullets are still visible on the walls of the temple.

The Church of Agia Marina: Taking the road from Ligourio to Epidauros we find this Byzantine church, of the four-column, cruciform type, with dome.

It dates from the 14th century and is the oldest of the surviving churches. It was the first church that was given permission to perform orthodox liturgy since the invasion of the Turks.

A small but important church which dates since the time of the second Venetian occupation (1686-1715). When the Turks conquered the city in 1715, it was the only church in which Christians were allowed to worship God. The old city ...

The Church of Evangelistria: It is located at one of the highest elevation of Nafplio. Before the church was built in 1975, there was once a small monastery. South of the temple is a small chapel and a hall with ...

The church of Evangelistria: The relics of Saint Martyr ‘Leonidis’, the local patron, are piously kept there as well as his retinue, consisting of seven women symbolizing struggle and sacrifice in the name of God and Christianity. St. Leonidis is ...

It is located near Syntagma square and dates from the 15th century. Outside the temple, there is a monument at the very same spot where the Patron Saint of the city, Anastasios, was tortured by the Turks. St. Anastasios was ...

It’s the biggest and most recently built church of Iria. Where the church stands there used to be a smaller, quite old church, which the elderly still remember.

Nestling in a forest on the hill of Larissa, where once stood a temple of Hera Akraia, the Church played its part in the events of the pro-revolutionary and revolutionary period. The most important among the holy relics are a ...

The church of Agia Irini (Saint Irene): It is one of the biggest churches of Argolida, seating up to 1000 people.

The Church of Saint John the Merciful: Taking the main road to the Ancient Theatre, we find this Byzantine temple. It’s the oldest in the area, a specimen of exquisite technique, of the two-column, cross-in-square type, with octagonal dome. The ...

The Church of Saint John the Theologian: A temple of Byzantine art, of the two-column, cross-in-square type, with dome.