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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Nafplio

9 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nafplio, Greece

Updated April 21, 2021

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The Boutzi fortress in Greece.

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Bourtzi

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.
Lion of Bavaria side.

Nafplio, Greece

Lion of Bavaria

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.
Interior I.

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Church of Agios Spyridon

The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.
Front view.

Nafplio, Greece

Church of Agioi Pantes

A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.
Ottoman Fountain 1 (primary fountain identified in site address)

Nafplio, Greece

Ottoman Fountains of Nafplio

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.
Upstairs.

Nafplio, Greece

Vouleftikon (People's Assembly)

This 18th-century former mosque held the first Hellenic Parliament.
Basilica of Agios Nikolaos

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Basilica of Agios Nikolaos

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.
Rear corner.

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The Armansperg Residence

This building was once the most magnificent mansion in Nafplio.
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