Old Town

Nafplio, Greece

A grid of centuries-old streets lined with neoclassical mansions and Venetian houses.

Places in Old Town

Taverna Paleo Archontiko Offers the most authentic traditional Greek cuisine in Nafplio, prioritising family recipes and local ingredients over tourist-friendly adaptations.
Alaloum Prioritises authentic family recipes and local ingredients, a favourite for genuine Peloponnesian dishes.
Old Town courtyard cafes Cafes tucked into old-world courtyards within neoclassical buildings.
Old Town wine bars Wine bars and cocktail hangouts popular with weekending Athenians, lining the traffic-calmed shopping streets.
Fougaro cultural bar Originally a tomato canning plant, now one of Nafplio's liveliest cultural centres hosting art workshops and concerts alongside its bar.

Best time to visit: April to June and September to October offer comfortable weather for exploring the fortress and Old Town, avoiding peak summer heat.
Getting around: Nafplio's traffic-calmed Old Town is compact and entirely walkable, with the Palamidi Fortress reachable via a steep staircase or by road.
Currency: Euro (€)
Language: Greek. English is widely spoken in tourism.
Timezone: EET (UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer)
Current trends: Nafplio continues as a popular weekend destination for Athenians, its wine bars, cocktail hangouts, and classic tavernas drawing an increasingly upscale crowd to what remains one of the Peloponnese's most romantic settings.

Waterfront (Paralia) — The seafront promenade with waterfront restaurants and sea views.
Palamidi Fortress area — The hillside beneath and around the Palamidi Fortress.