Nafplio was once the capital of Greece and we enjoyed the city very much. Campsite Lefka Beach was right on the beach in a protected bay and the weather was very nice most of the time so we listened to the sounds of lapping water whenever we were in camp. We visited the National Archaeological Museum here and were amazed at the finds they had from prehistorical Greece and the Mycenaean civilization. The star was a 15th-century B.C. suit of bronze armor that was discovered in a Mycenaean chamber tomb which is the oldest such armor in Europe. My photos don't do it justice but the link below shows it much better.
We had good food at low prices - a lunch of gyros and bottled water for a total bill of 5.80 euros. I got a pretty good picture of those gyros!
Mycenae was the capital of the Mycenaeans who won the Trojan War and dominated Greece 1,000 years before the Acropolis. Later Greeks were shocked at the huge stones of the Mycenaean ruins. Many were far larger than the largest stones in Egypt’s pyramids.
Epidavros was a town built for healing but it has the best preserved ancient theater in all of Greece. The picture above was shot there. The acoustics were wonderful as you could hear someone rip a piece of paper on stage all the way at the topmost seats.
Yeah, I know, I'm getting lazy with the descriptions but the links are so much better than what I'm able to remember and/or how much time I'm willing to devote to writing it!!
I'm really enjoying your Greece posts, the pictures are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement!
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