Greece: Travel Guide: Peloponnese: Argolida: Nafplio

Greece: Peloponnese: Argolida: Nafplio

Nafplion (Ναύπλιο), on the Peloponnese in Greece, is a seaport town that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf (Argolikos Bay). The town was the capital of Greece from 1829 to 1834, and is where Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of the modern Greek state, was assassinated. Nafplion, with a population of (13,822) is the capital of the prefecture of Argolis and the province of Nafplion.

The name of the town in Greek is Ναύπλιο or in Ancient Greek Ναύπλιον/Ναύπλιων (adding omega/nu, thus the transliteration "Nafplion"). As is the case with many Greek names, there is more than one possible Latin transliteration. Currently, the most commonly used English spelling is "Nafplion" (or sometimes "Nafplio" like the Modern Greek way of saying it).

Many sources, especially those dealing with the ancient city, refer to it by its Latin name of Nauplion.[citation needed] In other languages it is known variously as Nauplia, Navplion, Nauplio, Nafplion and Anapli. These names would have been current in English during the periods of Venetian and Ottoman domination. In Italian, Nafplion is known as Napoli di Romania, the last two words referring to the ancient name ("Romania") formerly used to define those territories inhabited by adherents to the Greek Orthodox faith, and serving to distinguish the town from the other Napoli (i.e. Naples) in Italy.

Hotels in Nafplio:

Aetoma

Aetoma traditional hotel is situated in Nafplion, a city with a unique history and a magical aura about it. Hotel Aetoma, an 18th Century mansion, having been totally renovated to the highest standards, now combines the beauty of the past with the comforts of today and offers the perfect environment for its guests relaxation and is the ideal accommodation for a "get away from it all" visit to historical Nafplion.

Pension Dafni
	The pension is located in the center of the old town, beneath the rock of Upper Nafplio and Palamidi. It was established in 2001 in a neoclassical buildign, on the site of the house of the poet Stephanos Dafne, whose the name was taken by the pension.