Nafplion

Nafplion is in an island off Greece but you can drive there from Athens because there is a causeway. It is not a bridge but connects one island to another. But remember we got here in the Windstar boat.

This is the Epidaurus Theatre. It was built in two stages. The first part in the 4th Century BC and the you can see the top tier added on later.

It was dedicated to the Ancient Greek god of medicine. So people used to come to Epidaurus for healing. They would spend the day with the priest so he could see what was wrong with them. He may suggest they eat certain foods so then they would stay at the hotel. Or the priest might suggest certain exercises then they would work out at the stadium. This theatre was used for entertainment- there would be about three actors, men only, and they would perform drama to the audience. The audience would feel better because they would enjoy the dramas and laugh.You are not allowed to sing here without special permission. But when you talk in this spot you can be heard all the way at the top.

I climbed all the way to the top of this fort. You can see the Windstar at the right of the port. This fort was built by the Venetians. They also had a small fortification at the bottom right. There was no water in the fort so they had a special tunnel from the fortifications below up to the fort. Then the Turks invaded and they couldn’t get to the fort and the Ventians thought they were safe. But the Turks found the tunnel and cut off their water and the Venetians could not survive without water so the Turks overtook Nafplion.