Nafplion - Mycenae - Sparta

Active travelers can climb the fortress of Palamidi on foot, the top leads 999 steps. The rest of us can use a car, there is a parking lot at the entrance to the fortress.

Continue your acquaintance with Nafplio. History lovers can visit the Archaeological Museum of the city, where findings from the whole Argolida region (Mycenae, Epidaurus, Lerna) are collected. And those who want to get acquainted with the traditional Greek drink ouzo can visit the small museum and shop of the company Karonis, one of the oldest producers of ouzo and other drinks in Greece.

The central square of Nafplion, where the archaeological museum is located.

Get in the car and go on a further journey.

The gallery-workshop-museum of the famous Greek sculptor Stelios Marangos. Visible from afar thanks to the large model of the Trojan horse. You can book in advance a clay crafts workshop, which will be especially interesting if you are traveling with children.

Ancient Mycenae, where the Mycenaean civilization emerged. It was from here, from the palace of King Agamemnon, that the Trojan campaign was launched, and the ancient myths that turned out to be reality, led Heinrich Schliemann to these hills in the late 19th century, who found the gold of Mycenae here. Before climbing up through the Lion's Gate to the ruins of the palace, take a look at the local archaeological museum.

Be sure to stop at the impressive domed tomb, the so-called Treasury of Atrey (admission ticket to these 2 places is common).

Lunch in one of the local taverns and departure for the region of Laconia, the birthplace of the Spartans.

Stop at the monument to King Leonidas, almost the only place in modern Sparta that reminds us of heroic times.

Hotel accommodation in the nearby village Mistre at the foot of Mount Taiget or in Sparta itself. A "Spartan" dinner in one of the taverns, rest.