Photos: Peulle, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 G Da, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Peulle, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 G Da, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Acronafplia, the oldest wall
Your local guide
Anastasia Grigoriou
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Highlights
- A wall older than both fortresses above it
- Lessons carried into later building
- A local's own hillside view
- Nafplio's full defensive story
- Stonework read across centuries
About this tour
This session follows Acronafplia's wall, the oldest fortification on the promontory, tracing its line beneath the more visited Palamidi above. You see the older stonework and then a view up toward the newer fortresses, with the relationship between all three explained. It stays along this one older wall.
I walk it slowly, since I live right on this slope and know the wall's line better than most. Questions about how the fortresses relate to each other come up often, and I answer from years of living beneath them.
This suits anyone who wants the full defensive history rather than only the most visited fortress. It also works well paired with the Palamidi session for the complete picture.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Nafplio before heading out.
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Acronafplia Wall Line 21 min
The camera follows the oldest fortified wall on the promontory, and I explain how it predates both Palamidi and Bourtzi by centuries.
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View toward the Newer Fortresses 21 min
You see Palamidi rising above from this lower vantage point, and I point out how each later fortress built on lessons learned from this older one.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Nafplio: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Nemea red wine and Akronafplia Slope, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Athens time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Nafplio, showing you Acronafplia Wall Line and View toward the Newer Fortresses live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I walk the older wall's line with my phone, keeping the stonework steady in frame.
Times shown in Athens time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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