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Overnight in Nafplio
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Daytime
Visit Nafplio on a summer weekend, buying tickets for a performance at ancient Epidauros before setting off.
Take a morning bus from Athens’ Terminal A, having also booked a hotel in advance. The nicest place to stay is Nafplia Palace; Pension Acronafplia is more affordable but still good.
Spend the day exploring Nafplio’s Old City. Buy some drinks and a snack, and take them up to the Venetian fortress, which affords glorious views of Nafplio and the Gulf of Argos. If you’re feeling fit, climb the 999 steps to the top; otherwise, take a taxi.
Below the fortress, cool off at the small public beach. For more privacy, head down the walkway and go diving from the rocks.
Nighttime
Satiate your hunger at Kanaris (see Kanaris (Karamanlis)),returning to the bus station before 7:30pm, when buses depart for Epidauros. Even if the performance is in Greek, the powerful acting and magical setting will captivate. Programmes summarize the plot in English. Take the bus back to Nafplio and get a good night’s sleep.
The folowing morning, check out, but leave your luggage at the hotel. Take the first bus to Mycenae (whose tragic inhabitants may well have been the subject of the previous night’s play). Marvel at this legendary prehistoric city for a few hours, then go back to Nafplio and hop on a bus back to Athens.
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