9 March 2010 (Tuesday #3) – Argolis Day, Nafplion

On the way between Epidaurus and Mycenae, we stopped for a photo op at Nafplion, a little seaport town in the Argolis region of  the Peloponnese that has expanded right up the hillsides. See:

Closer look at the town:

View towards mountains:

This photo has had no post editing done to it; the colors are real. (On Wednesday we were to learn the importance of a bright, sunny day.)

From 1828-1833 Nafplion was the capital of the newly established state of Greece. Like most places in Greece, it is known by many names, such as Nauplia, Navplion, Nauplio, Nafplion and Anapli. Good grief.

Nafplion is on the Argolic Gulf. Most of the town is on a peninsula, which is sort of funny to me, because the Peloponnese is a peninsula, making Nafplion a peninsula on a peninsula. (Maybe that’s not too funny.) Nafplion’s income comes from fishing, transport, and tourism.

Since we stopped for a photo op, we felt compelled to have someone take our photo:

When having our photo taken, we try either to look into the sun or to have the person taking the photo aim into the sun. Both ways make for such lovely photos (if you like squinted eyes and shadowy faces).

Next stop: Mycenae!