A day excursion to Nafplion and Palamidi is very easy. Nafplio is 150 kilometers from Athens and Palamidi need two hours to run one. Two exhausting hours climbing the ramparts and discussing with the ..Venetian manufacturers, but also with the deep blue sea and sky is enchanting and will fully compensate you. The trip can be done by regular bus or rental car, or organized tour. Enjoy the pictures we took for you. History by George P.Tseke, Archaeologist. The Fortress of Palamidi dominates the summit of the Palamidi Hill, which rises to an altitude of 220m. to the east of the town of Nafplion. Built in the closing years of the second Period of Venetian Rure (1711-1715), it fell to Ottomans, before irt was completed. Founded by the Venetian Poveditore of Napoli di Romania, Agostino Sagredo, and constructed by the military engineers Gliaxich and La Salle, it is a splendid example of fortification architecture, incorporating all the experience acquired and achievents made in this ...
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