Ακροναυπλία - Akronafplia

The Castle of Akronafplia was the walled settlement of the city of Nafplion from antiquity until the end of the 17th century. It is a remarkable archaeological site of Nafplio, which has been characterized as a Byzantine monument, as an archaeological site and a historical listed monument. The Castle includes the various areas of the "Roman Castle", the "Sagredo Gate - Clock Tower", "Tampane", the "Gambello Wall", the "Agora Anargyroi Hospital", the "Eastern Wall" Xenia 'and' Toronto and Grimani bastions'. The northern city of Nafplio is located, south of the Argolic Gulf and only from the east it connects by land. The first phase of the walls dates back to the end of the 4th century. Eg in the Middle Byzantine period, the walls were reinforced. During the Frankish period, the castle was divided into Roman (West) and Frankish (East). Various modifications and additions were made during the 1st and 2nd Venetian domination. Then the Castello di Toro, the Grimani bastion, was created and the Sagredo gate opened for communication with the city. In the same period the habitation of the site ceased and became a fortress with extensive leveling of sections for the movement of the cannon. After the liberation, in addition to the pre-existing barracks, the "Military Hospital" was built by I. Kapodistrias along with the church of Agioi Anargyroi, which contributed to the creation of a settlement nucleus for the hospital staff. The demolition of the hospital, adjoining buildings and barracks took place gradually from 1960 to 1970 and gave their place to the building complexes of the hotels of the National Tourism Organization (EOT).