When we were still in La Bocana, Nikki (who is part Greek) gave us some pointers,one of them was to visit NAFPLIO because she said it was authentic.
IT IS really incredible but we were shocked when it was packed with people. Every hotel room taken. Restaurant tables taken. No parking and the same deal with super narrow streets and two way traffic on them.
Stress to the max and since we could not find a hotel, we booked across the lake in another town.
Great choice, it turns out. Small village only 8 km from Nafplio, the owner is Greek/Canadian and she and her husband are ever so friendly.
Recap of day:
Archeological site #1 was so exciting for me! I just eat up history and there was tons of it.
We were so lucky, the fee was 24 pounds each to get in, when Les asked for a discount, she gave us half off! Les is over 65 and I got a piggy back ride.
Then we went to town and it was so packed with people that we left for another town. We - it turns out - had arrived on one of the busiest Greek holidays! Nafplio expected 100,000 people and we saw that all the hotels had no vacancies. It is the last day of a 40 day period and all Orthodox Greeks pray for their ancestors spirits to rise to the heavens. All go to church and pray for their ancestors, long weekend.
We are in a tiny village since there was no room at any hotel for less than $150 a night in town!
and right now we are on our way to NAFPLIO - same body of water,on the other side, supposedly the most interesting and romantic city in Greece!
IT IS really incredible but we were shocked when it was packed with people. Every hotel room taken. Restaurant tables taken. No parking and the same deal with super narrow streets and two way traffic on them.
Stress to the max and since we could not find a hotel, we booked across the lake in another town.
Great choice, it turns out. Small village only 8 km from Nafplio, the owner is Greek/Canadian and she and her husband are ever so friendly.
Recap of day:
Archeological site #1 was so exciting for me! I just eat up history and there was tons of it.
We were so lucky, the fee was 24 pounds each to get in, when Les asked for a discount, she gave us half off! Les is over 65 and I got a piggy back ride.
Then we went to town and it was so packed with people that we left for another town. We - it turns out - had arrived on one of the busiest Greek holidays! Nafplio expected 100,000 people and we saw that all the hotels had no vacancies. It is the last day of a 40 day period and all Orthodox Greeks pray for their ancestors spirits to rise to the heavens. All go to church and pray for their ancestors, long weekend.
We are in a tiny village since there was no room at any hotel for less than $150 a night in town!
and right now we are on our way to NAFPLIO - same body of water,on the other side, supposedly the most interesting and romantic city in Greece!
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