Mystras Day Trip from Nafplio

The Pantanassa monastery at Mystras, with its arched bell tower and stone walls on a green slope of Mount Taygetos.

A Mystras day trip from Nafplio drives south through Arcadia to the Byzantine city of Mystras on a foothill of Mount Taygetos, above modern Sparti, and returns the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, timing, stops, … Read more

Olympia Day Trip from Nafplio

A row of standing stone columns along a sunny path at Ancient Olympia, with pine trees and blue sky.

An Olympia day trip from Nafplio crosses the Peloponnese from the Argolic Gulf to the sanctuary of Zeus, where the ancient Olympic Games were held, and returns the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the route, timing, the … Read more

Monemvasia Day Trip from Nafplio

Aerial view of the Lower Town of Monemvasia below the great rock, with stone houses, sea walls and blue water.

A Monemvasia day trip from Nafplio drives south through the Peloponnese to the fortified rock town of Monemvasia on the Laconian coast, with time in the Lower Town and the Upper Town before the return. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can … Read more

Poros Day Trip from Nafplio

Poros town rising up a hill above its harbour, with red-roofed houses, sailing boats and the strait beyond.

A Poros day trip from Nafplio drives across the Argolid to Galatas, crosses the narrow strait to the island of Poros, and returns to Nafplio the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, the crossing, timing, the … Read more

Spetses Day Trip from Nafplio

Aerial view of the harbour of Spetses town, with a long quay, moored boats, a boat wake and houses on the hill behind.

A Spetses day trip from Nafplio drives south through the Argolid to the coast at Kosta, crosses to the island of Spetses by boat, and returns to Nafplio the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, the … Read more

Mycenae Day Trip from Hydra

The Lion Gate of Mycenae, a carved relief of two lions above a stone lintel in walls of huge blocks.

A Mycenae day trip from Hydra starts with a short boat crossing to the mainland, then drives through the Argolid to the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, with stops at Epidaurus and Nafplio. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tour you can book, the … Read more

Corinth Day Trip from Nafplio

The Corinth Canal, a narrow channel of blue water between steep sandstone walls, crossed by a bridge.

A Corinth day trip from Nafplio drives north from the Argolid to Ancient Corinth, the rock of Acrocorinth and the Corinth Canal, and returns the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, the Temple of Apollo, Saint … Read more

Mycenae Day Trip from Nafplio

The Lion Gate of Mycenae, with two carved lions above the lintel, set in walls of huge stone blocks under a blue sky.

A Mycenae day trip from Nafplio is a half-day or full-day excursion from the old town of Nafplio to the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, about half an hour north by road. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, … Read more

Nafplio Pottery Class

Hands press discs of clay on a wooden workbench beside a coiled clay pot and bundles of wooden sticks, in a Nafplio pottery class.

A Nafplio pottery class is a hands-on clay workshop in Nafplio or in the countryside nearby, where you shape a piece by hand, learn methods taken from Mycenaean pottery and finish with lunch or a glass of wine. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the … Read more

Nafplio Hop On Hop Off

The red roofs of the old town of Nafplio and the Bourtzi castle in the bay, the town a Nafplio hop on hop off bus tours.

The Nafplio hop on hop off tour is an open-top sightseeing bus around Nafplio. The town is a historic port in the Peloponnese. Riders get off at a stop, explore, and catch a later bus. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, the route, … Read more