Hello steem people :D!!!
Today I will take you on a beautiful trip with me to a place of magnificent beauty and of great historical importance!
Where are we going?
Nafplio a place of, as I just said, divine beauty but also a big, all year arround touristical destination!!!
Not only for the Peloponnese residents but the Athenians as well!!!
Especially in the 60's, it was a touristical magnet for the wealthy Athenians that found in Nafplio - a couple of hours drive from their residence - a luxurious holiday destination!
Some of the best films of the time were located in Nafplio. One of them, with the very famous Greek actress Elena Nathanael and German Tomas Frits that had remarkable world success!
"Apollo Goes on Holiday"
The decade of the 60's, when Greece, thanks mostly, to Aristotle Onassis, had become a very popular destination and a must, for the elite of the world travelleres! Stars, tycoons, you name it, they were all visiting Greece because it was The Hot Spot!!!
So that created a wave of foreign tourism as well, that especially during spring and summer months, was bringing thousands and thousands of people - mostly Germans and Scandinavians 😚 ❤ - in the whole area of Nauplia!!
A little history lesson
The seaport town of the Argolic gulf or the Acronauplia as it was called back then, at the pre-Classical times and Classical times, has walls that date back then.
From Byzantine to Frankish times was always playing a very important part, it has been conquered and taken as well. Like in 1212 by the French crusaders and later, in 1388 was sold to the Republic of Venice.
Later surrendered to the Ottomans in 1540 but the Venetians retook the beautiful city and crowned it in 1685 the capital Morea.
Later in The 19th century was made the capital of the newly independant Greece, in 1829 by Count Ioannis Kapodistrias. By many is considered the best politician and patriot of Greece, since the liberation of 1821.
That was for many the reason, that he was murdered, in 9 October of 1831!!!
Nafplio nowdays, why should you visit?
The combination of so many different rulers gave a specatcular result to the architecture of Nafplio!
The pictures will convince you I think ;)!!
The railway station in Nafplio, is one of the first in Greece and eventhough still stands, it is not in use anymore!
Thanks to the financial crisis, it has been suspended since 2011, but still remains a big touristical attraction :)!!!
Other fortifications of the city include:
Palamidi, a fortress that is situated at the top of a 216-metre high hill that you can see at the top of the photo bellow.
That is where Karl von Abel kept as a prisoner Theodoro Kolokotroni -shameful even to mention- the Greek general and my favourite hero of the pre-eminent leader of our war of Independance against the Ottomans (1821-1829)!
Later he was released by Otto Kaiser himself and named General!
Bourtzi, a fortification which is located in the middle of the harbour, protection for the pirates initially and later, transformed into residence of the executioners of convicts from the castle of Palamidi.
When is the best time to go?
Well Nafplio is one of the very few places I have been that any time is a good time to visit!!! I have been there everysingle time of a calendar year and can confirm that this place can offer the best at any given time :)!!!
Here you have the best shopping places but also bars, restaurants and clubs. And after all that, if you are hungry, here, you can have some of the best dishes I have ever had (and I mean not just here in Greece but worldwide)!!!
In the picture below, you can see the famous square of "Πλατεία Τριών Ναυάρχων" that it is named in honor of the three admirals the British Edward Codrington, the French Marie Henri Daniel Gauthier, comte de Rigny and the Russian Lodewijk Sigismund Vincent Gustaaf van Heiden. They defeated Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt at the Navarino Naval Battleship!
Why do I love it?
That love affair has started years ago :)!!!
When I used to visit with my family from a very young age! Later on, my best friend at Uni, she was from Nafplio, so one more reason to come stay here ;)!!
The last few years one of my best friends has moved here and so on ...
I do hope you really enjoyed reading my post today, since I love this place 😚!!
Until next time, stay tuned, be lovable and keep shining with a big smile on your face ❤ ❤ ❤ !!!
EXCELLENT WORK ALINA!!!!!!!!!!!!! The format is GREAT as well!
You become constantly better. Very proud of you ;)
I totally agree with @tkappa ! :D
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Thank you brother, makes me quite happy what you say xxx
Beautiful location and photogenic shots of you to top it all! I love your choice of title accompanied by the video. Just great!
Thanks a bunch for the historical background and the pictures. I would really like to visit this place one day, when I go back to Greece, to visit @onceuponatime.
Good job @alinak15! thanks again and namaste :)
Oh thank you so much @eric-boucher for your beautiful comment :)!!!
Yes that title was the only thing that came to my mind for my post!
Nafplio to me, is always a place of "sunshine" literal and metaphorical, Apollo is the Sun God, so.... :)
I think you would love the place and I am so happy and honored that my post convinced you to visit Nafplio!!
Thank you again and Namaste :D!!!
Awesome post Alina, just like your brother said, the quality of your articles has been constantly growing. Impressive shots btw, the place looks really great ;)
Oh thank you so much @phortun for your beautiful comment!!! You know how much I value your and Theo's opinions ;)!!
Yes I agree with you, the shots are quite amazing and the place is wonderful, you have to visit :D!!!
Thank you again x
beautiful post!
Thank you my dearest Annoula xxx
Great post, well done!!!! I loooove Nafplio, been there many times!!!
Thank you so much @anna89 :D!!
wow that is so amazing ... place and everything i am here for the first time at you blog but i feel good you have got a follower
Thank you @azizulhassan :D!!!
Kalispera.. fovero post.. to latrevw to nafplio..
Thank you, και εγώ το λατρεύω :)!!
Wow, this was very well written and very interesting to me as I haven’t heard much about it before! Beautiful pictures🌅 Next time I’m in your country, I’ll definitely go for a hike there and check this amazing place out!
Thank you @simple.pure.katy, the truth is that I enjoyed writing this post so much as I love this place :)!
Yes I think you should definitely visit Nafplio next time when you are in Greece or anywhere in the Med area :D!!!
Who's the gorgeous model in most of the shots?
I am quite certain you have met her ;)
My fav place . I love love love Nafplio <3
Thank you @alinak15 You brought back memories
Yes @mariaentela mou, we all love Nafplio!
So many memories from this place I know right? :D!!!
i visit Nauplio since i was 5 years old :P so you can get the love i have for this place :P
Yes I think, I get the picture ;)
Like here... nowhere! Three times I have been in Greece, and not once did a certain someone take me there. Hehehe. Awww, Alina, this post makes me miss Greece a lot, and of course I am always missing you.
Hahaha, I think you should remind him when you're next here!
Or maybe we should just go the two of us 😀 lol !!!
Kisses and hugs back at you xxx
Very cool. I am in Indonesia, if there is a chance to go there. I think this paper is very good describes how the conditions there.
Thank you for your comment @habilrazali29 :)!
Σε ευχαριστώ @inferisgr :)
Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ @nicolerose!! Ναι και εμένα μου άρεσε η ταινία και γενικά οτιδήποτε με Έλενα Ναθαναήλ, την λατρεύω :)!!