Nafplion, view from the fortress of Palamidi - JUN. 2011 CONTEST
Selected for Google Earth [?] - ID: 51959071 Nafplio or Nafplion
is a town in the Peloponnese, the capital of Argolida and the
main port in the eastern Peloponnese. According to the 2001
census was 13,822 inhabitants. It is one of the most picturesque
cities in the country, and was the capital of the Greek state in
the years 1828-1833. Nafplion is known for Bourtzi small
fortress built on an islet in the harbor, for Palamidi, Venetian
fortress dominates the city, Acronafplia (in Turkish Itch Kale),
another Venetian fortress on a peninsula of the same name and as
a place of murder of Capodistrias, the first governor of modern
Greece. According to Greek mythology in place of the city
founded by Nauplius the Nafplia which was fortified with
Cyclopean walls. Archaeological findings prove the existence of
the city from the Mycenaean years already. Nafplion is a popular
destination for residents of Athens and the Peloponnese, as it
is a bit from both