Private Walking Tour with a Local Tour Guide in Nafplio
Discover the real Nafplio, the romantic city of Argolis, on a 3-hour walking tour with a local guide, ideal for every type of visitor. Start your adventure in the Venetian city by meeting your tour leader at the Land Gate, the only entrance to the city during the Venetian occupation, then you will also, pass by the point where Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first ruler of Greece, was assassinated.
Your tour leader will share stories of the charming city of Nafplio and its long history while walking through Syntagma Square, where the Venetian and neoclassical buildings such as the parliament and the Archaeological Museum dominate your surroundings.
At the port of the city, where you'll learn about the Bourtzi castle, a Venetian fortress built on a nearby island, which stands as the most recognized attraction of Nafplion.
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Private Walking Tour with a Local Tour Guide in Nafplio
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(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Land Gate
The Land Gate was built in 1708, by the French engineer, and succeeded the earlier gate dating from the first Venetian occupation. It was the only entrance to the city by land and, in fact, the gate would be closed at sunset. Whoever remained outside after that time was obliged to spend the night outside the city, usually in the Pronia suburb. In front of the gate was a moat filled with seawater, which ran along the eastern wall of the city. Access was only possible via a wooden drawbridge.
Church of Agios Spyridonas
One of the darkest pages of modern Greek history unfolded outside the entrance of Agios Spyridon. There, on September 27th 1831, the first Governor of the liberated Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias, was shot dead by the Mavromichali brothers, on his arrival at the church of Agios Spyridon to attend the Mass, as he used to do every Sunday; in the church, which was dedicated to the patron saint of his birthplace, the island of Corfu. At the entrance of the temple, however, his assassins had set him up and after greeting him, they attacked him: Konstantinos Mavromichalis with a pistol and Georgios Mavromichalis with a knife. The death of the Governor was instantaneous. Konstantinos Mavromichalis was persecuted and killed by the enraged crowd, while George Mavromichalis was executed a few days later.
Nafplio War MuseumPass-by Only
The War Museum is housed in the two storey neo-classical building, where from 1828 to 1834 the first ‘Cadet School’ or ‘Central Military School’ operated. The founder was the first governor of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias, and the school’s mission was to provide the army with suitably educated recruits. The ‘Cadet School’ has been restored and since November 1988 has housed the war museum, a branch of the War Museum of Athens.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Surprise gift
- Live guide language available: English, Greek
- ice cream
- Breakfast
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Important information: The walking tour can take place from 8 am to 9 pm. When you finalize the reservation, please contact us so that we can agree on the exact time you want to take place. Entrance in sights: it is a walking tour so we do not enter in sights with admission fees. In particular, we do not enter in the Archaeological Museum, the Bourtzi Castle, the War Museum. We DO enter at the rest of the sights (except they are closed). Pick up from your hotel inside the city of Nafplion or central meeting point (Land Gate)
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Pick up from your hotel inside the city of Nafplion or central meeting point (Land Gate).
Meeting Points
- Underneath the imposing walls of Acronafplia, opposite the Judicial Palace and in front of the first buildings of the Old City, there is a monument which will definitely capture your sight; it is the Land Gate. It is next to Skarpeta restaurant and near the Bus Station.
