Our group left the hotel early to travel to Nafplion. This town is in a beautiful location, since it is on the water and surrounded by tall mountains where the Palamidi Fortress stands on the other side.
Shortly after lunch in the town square, we were met by an enthusiastic tour guide that said that we were going to skip all the "boring things" and gave us background on the different buildings and history in the area, and I was definitely surprised by the unique color in much of the architecture. One of the things that he mentioned was how one of the castles in the town was built near the beginning of the period of neoclassical architecture, which was a mix of the ancient ideas with more modern methods. At one point, we sat on the street lined with palm trees and restaurants with a view of the Bourtzi Castle as we sat and listened to the tour guide.
After finishing the tour, all of us went to our hotel rooms to have a chance to relax, then had a chance to hike up to the Palamidi Fortress. Apparently, it doesn't really have 1000 steps. Only 857. The view at the top of the deep blue water, surrounding landscape and colorful town, as well as the historical Bourtzi Castle standing alone in the ocean was incredible and something that was unique to anything that I had seen before.
Overall, this has been one of my favourite days of the trip, and we are looking forward to tomorrow.
Stefan
Stefan
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