Bourtzi Castle, Nafplio: The Island Fortress Visitor Guide

Bourtzi castle on its islet in the harbour of Nafplio

Bourtzi is the little castle that sits alone on a rock in the middle of Nafplio’s harbour, the image that appears on every postcard of the town. Built by the Venetians in the fifteenth century on the tiny islet of Agioi Theodoroi, it guarded the entrance to the port with a great chain strung across … Read more