Nafplio day trips

Ancient Nemea: The Complete Guide to the Temple of Zeus and the Stadium

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The re-erected columns of the Temple of Zeus at Ancient Nemea

Ancient Nemea was one of the four great sanctuaries of ancient Greece, where the Panhellenic Nemean Games were held in honour of Zeus. Set in a quiet upland valley among vineyards and a sacred grove of cypress trees, it holds the tall re-erected columns of the Temple of Zeus, a remarkably preserved ancient stadium reached … Read more

Epidaurus: The Complete Guide to the Ancient Theatre and Sanctuary of Asklepios

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The ancient theatre of Epidaurus, best preserved in Greece

Epidaurus is home to the finest ancient theatre in Greece, a vast bowl of stone seats built into a hillside with acoustics so perfect that a whisper on the stage is heard in the highest row. The theatre stands in the Sanctuary of Asklepios, the great healing centre of the ancient world, where the sick … Read more