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Nafplio (Modern Greek: Ναύπλιο, Nafplio) is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the regional unit of Argolis.
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On a Balmy Summer Night before the performance :
The Acharnians by Aristophanes ~
[ Explored ]26 Jul.2015 #142
And thinking that :
" No man is rich enough to buy back his past ... " Oscar Wilde
~ The Theatre of Epidaurus was built in the 4th century BC ,by Polykleitos the Younger, according to the Phytagorean System-and is the best surving theatre from ancient Greece.It has amazing acoustics and sits in a canyon surrounded by pine trees.Love the view of the nearby mountains and the chirping sound of the nocturnal crickets that accompany the chorus ... ~
* “How many ages hence
Shall this our lofty scene be acted over In states unborn and accents yet unknown ... "
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Nafplio, Argolis the first capital of modern Greece
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Syndagma Square, the most important and historic square in Nauplion, comprises the centre of the city. It is assumed that from 1540, the time of the first Turkish occupation, the Turkish commander of the Peloponnese, Mora-Pasha, had his seraglio here.
The importance of the square is also demonstrated by the number of times it has undergone a change of name. In the 19th century it was known as 'Platanos Square' or simply 'Platanos', for the plane tree which once occupied the centre, in the shade of which national politicians made speeches. In 1843 the name was changed to 'Ludwig Square', in honour of Ludwig, father of King Otto, who had then visited the city. In the same year, after the revolution of 3rd September 1843, when the Greeks demanded that Otto grant them a constitution, the name was changed first to Syntagma (or constitution) Square, then 'Stratonas Square', and 'King George II Square'.
Today, one can see many important historic buildings in the square, such as the Venetian Warehouse of the Fleet, which today houses the Archaeological Museum; the parliament, former mosque of Aga-Pasha and finally the Allilodidaktiko School, which came to be known as the 'Trianon'.
The square was also once home to the residences of many of the great fighters of the Greek revolution, such as Nikitaras and Theodoros Kolokotronis.
The episode known to modern Greek history as 'Psorokostaina' took place here. In 1826, when the rebellious Greek nation was in dire financial need, the man who became known as the teacher of the nation, Georgios Gennadios, delivered a moving speech from under the plane tree, encouraging the people of Nauplion to contribute to the appeal for the nation. His speech was so moving that the poorest woman in the city, known mockingly as 'Psorokostaina', gave all her possessions, which were nothing more than a silver ring and a gross.
On the spot where the National Bank now stands, there was once the home of Kalliopi Papalexopoulou, which was built after the liberation of the city from the Turkish yoke. Mrs Papalexopoulou, the wife of the mayor of Nauplion, Spyridon Papalexopoulos, was at the head of the revolutionary movement for the removal of King Otto from Greece.
In fact, it is said that her home was the centre for the organisation of the Nauplian revolution, which lasted from February to March 1862. Today, there is a monument to her memory outside the National Bank. The building of the National Bank dates from around 1930 and is the work of architect Zouboulidis. It has been influenced by the palaces of Mycenae, and is only a step away from the neo-classicism of the 1930s.
H Πλατεία Συντάγματος, η σημαντικότερη και ιστορικότερη πλατεία του Nαυπλίου, αποτελεί το κέντρο της κάτω πόλης. Aπό το 1540, στα χρόνια της Πρώτης Tουρκοκρατίας, εικάζεται ότι εδώ βρισκόταν το Σαράι του Tούρκου διοικητή της Πελοποννήσου, Mόρα-πασά.
H σημασία της πλατείας είναι ενδεικτική και από τις αλλαγές που υπέστη η ονομασία της. Tον 19ο αιώνα ήταν γνωστή ως «Πλατεία του Πλατάνου» ή απλώς «Πλάτανος», από τον πλάτανο που καταλάμβανε άλλοτε το μέσο της, κάτω από την πλούσια σκιά του οποίου αγόρευαν οι πολιτικοί άνδρες του Έθνους. Tο 1843 μετονομάστηκε σε «Πλατεία Λουδοβίκου», προς τιμήν του πατέρα του βασιλιά Όθωνα, Λουδοβίκου, που επισκέφθηκε τότε την πόλη. Tην ίδια χρονιά, μετά την επανάσταση της 3ης Σεπτεμβρίου του 1843, όταν οι Έλληνες ζήτησαν από τον Όθωνα την παροχή συντάγματος, μετονομάστηκε σε «Πλατεία Συντάγματος», κατόπιν «Πλατεία Στρατώνος» και «Πλατεία Bασιλέως Γεωργίου B΄».
Σήμερα, στην πλατεία, μπορεί κανείς να δει σημαντικά ιστορικά κτίρια, όπως την Ενετική Aποθήκη του Στόλου, όπου στεγάζεται σήμερα το Aρχαιολογικό Mουσείο, το Bουλευτικό, πρωην τζαμί του Aγά-πασά, και τέλος το άλλοτε Aλληλοδιδακτικό σχολείο, γνωστό στα νεότερα χρόνια ως «Tριανόν».
Στην Πλατεία Συντάγματος βρίσκονταν άλλοτε τα σπίτια σπουδαίων αγωνιστών της Eλληνικής Eπανάστασης, όπως του Nικηταρά και του Θεόδωρου Kολοκοτρώνη.
Σε αυτή την πλατεία, εκτυλίχθηκε το γνωστό στη νέα ελληνική ιστορία επεισόδιο της «Ψωροκώσταινας». Tο 1826, όταν το επαναστατημένο ελληνικό έθνος είχε μεγάλη ανάγκη χρημάτων, ο δάσκαλος του Γένους Γεώργιος Γεννάδιος, εκφώνησε κάτω από τον πλάτανο ένα συγκινητικό λόγο ζητώντας από τους Nαυπλιείς να συνεισφέρουν στον έρανο για το έθνος. O λόγος του ήταν τόσο συγκινητικός που η πιο φτωχή γυναίκα της πόλης, η αποκαλούμενη χλευαστικά «Ψωροκώσταινα», λέγεται ότι έδωσε όλα της τα υπάρχοντα, που δεν ήταν άλλα από ένα ασημένιο δαχτυλίδι και ένα γρόσι.
Στο σημείο όπου βρίσκεται σήμερα η Eθνική Tράπεζα είχε χτιστεί, μετά την Aπελευθέρωση της πόλης, το σπίτι της Kαλλιόπης Παπαλεξοπούλου. H Παπαλεξοπούλου, σύζυγος του δημάρχου του Nαυπλίου Σπυρίδωνος Παπαλεξόπουλου, πρωτοστάτησε στην επαναστατική κίνηση για την έξωση του βασιλιά Όθωνα από την Eλλάδα. Λέγεται μάλιστα ότι το σπίτι της υπήρξε το κέντρο όπου οργανώθηκε η Nαυπλιακή Eπανάσταση, που διήρκεσε από τον Φεβρουάριο έως τον Mάρτιο του 1862. Σήμερα, μπροστά από το κτίριο της Eθνικής Tράπεζας υπάρχει γλυπτό αφιερωμένο στη μνήμη της. Όσο για το κτίριο της Eθνικής Tράπεζας, χρονολογείται γύρω στο 1930 και είναι έργο του αρχιτέκτονα Zουμπουλίδη. Φέρει επιρροές από τα μυκηναϊκά μέγαρα και απηχεί μια τελευταία στροφή προς τον νεοκλασικισμό στη δεκαετία του 1930.
The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is situated within the archaeological site of the Sanctuary of Asklepios, in the Argolis prefecture of the Peloponnese.
Die Bourtzi-Festung .
Bourtzi ist der Name einer kleinen Insel in der Hafeneinfahrt der griechischen Stadt Nafplio und der darauf befindlichen Festung (Inselburg), von der die Insel auch ihren Namen erhielt. Bourtzi gilt als Wahrzeichen der Stadt.
Das Inselchen ist etwa 120 Meter lang und misst an seiner breitesten Stelle 43 Meter, bei einer Fläche von 0,4 Hektar. Es ist fast vollständig von der gleichnamigen Festung bedeckt. Die Entfernung zum Festland beträgt 400 Meter.
One of the most beautiful towns in the area of Argolis (in eastern Peloponnese) as well as one of the most romantic cities all over Greece, Nafplio was the first capital of the newly born Greek state between 1823 and 1834.
According to mythology, the town was founded by Náfplios, the son of god Poseidon and the daughter of Danaus (Danaida) Anymone. The town’s history traces back to the prehistoric era when soldiers from here participated in the Argonautic expedition and the Trojan War alike. The town declined during the Roman times and flourished again during the Byzantine times. Frankish, Venetian and Turkish conquerors left their mark in the town and strongly influenced its culture, architecture and traditions during the centuries. Ancient walls, medieval castles, monuments and statues, Ottoman fountains and Venetian or neoclassical buildings mesmerize the visitor with their unique architecture and beauty.
Informatie over en meer foto's van het Palamidi fort in Nafplion: www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/52678384
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WIKIPEDIA
Hydra (island)
Hydra Island ( Greek : Ύδρα ) is a small Greek island located in the waters of the Saronic Gulf , in the Aegean Sea , south of Athens , off the Argolis Peninsula , between the Saronic and Argolic Gulfs . It is separated from the Peloponnese by the strait of the Gulf of Hydra. Hydra is also a municipality, which includes the entire island and the uninhabited islands of Dokos and Agios Georgios .
coordinates : 37°20′06″N 23°28′21″E / 37.335, 23.4725
Micene è stata una polis dell'Antica Grecia e attualmente è un sito archeologico, situato nell'Argolide a circa 12 km dal mare e a 9 dalla città di Argo.
Secondo la mitologia greca, fu Perseo a fondare la città, il cui nome veniva fatto derivare da μύκης ("fungo") o dalla forma del cappuccio della guaina della spada di Perseo o perché egli avrebbe colto un fungo nel luogo dove poi avrebbe fondato la città.
La mitologia greca è molto ricca di leggende riguardo alla città di Micene (come, per esempio, quelle legate agli Atridi), sintomatiche dell'importanza che questa città rivestì sulla Grecia dell'età del bronzo (nel mito, la cosiddetta "età dell'oro" o "età degli eroi"), anche se questi miti sono in parte contraddittori e assai poco utili per chiarire la vera storia della città.
(Wikipedia)
Mycenae was a polis of Ancient Greece and is currently an archaeological site, located in Argolis about 12 km from the sea and 9 from the city of Argos.
According to Greek mythology, it was Perseus who founded the city, whose name was derived from μύκης ("mushroom") or from the shape of the hood of Perseus' sword sheath or because he would have picked a mushroom in the place where he would then found the city. city.
Greek mythology is very rich in legends regarding the city of Mycenae (such as, for example, those linked to the Atrides), symptomatic of the importance that this city had on Bronze Age Greece (in the myth, the so-called "age of gold" or "age of heroes"), even if these myths are partly contradictory and very little useful for clarifying the true history of the city.
(Wikipedia)
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Europe, Greece, Peleponessos, Argolida, Midea (uncut)
The Bronze Age Mycenaean chieftains knew what they did when building their citadel. It's situated on top of a conical hill at an altitude of 270m and 170m from the surrounding area. The summit of the hill is shown here in the left-bottom corner. The citadel is located in the middle of the axis between Mycenae and Tiryns and dominates the eastern edge of Argolida valley.
With its panoramic views, this strategic location enables control of the entire valley and Argolida Bay.
Midea is considered the third most important fortified Mycenaean Acropolis of Argolis after the Mycenae and Tiryns mentioned earlier.
Source: here
Merbaka (Greek: Μέρμπακα), but officially Agia Trias (Αγία Τρίας, "Holy Trinity"), is a village in the province of Argolis.
The modern church of the Holy Trinity, first built in 1898, was demolished and rebuilt in 1934.
Of more interest is the ancient church of the Panagias built in the twelfth century. Unfortunately, we could not enter.
As a Fleming I read that Merbaka is named after a Flemish monk for William of Moerbeke, a 13th-century Roman Catholic archbishop of Corinth. (Wikipedia).
The fort on the sea, which has remained known by its Turkish name 'Bourtzi', meaning tower, has become Nauplion's trademark.
On this small island, which is in the middle of the city's harbour, there was once a Byzantine church consecrated to Aghios Theodoros.The Venetians, having understood the strategic importance of this site for the protection of the port, built a tower on the rock in 1473. The Italian architect, Antonio Gambello, who had undertaken the building of the Castello di Toro, designed the fort, which was then completed by the engineer Brancaleone.
The fort was designed to fit the narrow shape of the island. The centre is taken up by a tower, in the shape of a rough hexagon, with covered cannon positions on either side at a lower level.
The interior of the castle has three floors which were connected by moveable stairs for reasons of safety. Water was supplied from a large circular water tank that was located in the cellar, under the tower.
There were entrances to the north and south. A small harbour was created on the north-eastern side to enable safer access to the fort.
Between the fort and the sea wall there was a narrow passage, which could be closed with a chain to protect the port from enemy ships.
The fort bears the signs of many alterations and repairs from different times.
The Turks surrounded the fort with the so-called 'porporella', in other words an undersea barricade of stones to make it impossible for large ships to approach.
In the 18th century the Venetians proceeded with additions to the Bourtzi. They raised the height of the central tower and almost the entire island was covered with defensive positions.
During the time of the Greek revolution, the Bourtzi was known as Casteli or Thalassopyrgos, sea tower. It was here for a short while in 1826 that the Greek government sought shelter, when the rebellious nation fell into civil strife.
The Bourtzi was active as a fort until 1865. It then became the place of residence for the executioners who carried out the death sentences on the prisoners in the Palamidi.
In 1935 it was turned into a hotel after alterations by the German architect Wulf Schaeffer. Today one can visit the Bourtzi by boat from the seafront.