Nafplio Pyramid Castles and Secret Attractions of Argolis

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Nafplio Pyramid Castles and Secret Attractions of Argolis

Price from
€76
Duration
4 h 45 min
Group size
Private tour
Guide languages
Greek, English, French

Overview

Argolis is one of the most archaeologically-rich regions in Greece. You will step off the beaten path to journey through the serene countryside to discover secret local gems and unspoiled landscapes rarely seen by travelers. In this tour we will explore ancient ruins of mysterious civilizations that thrived thousands of years ago.

• Visit ancient ruins that is impossible for a traveler to know or locate

• One of these sites is associated with the labors of Hercules

• If you haven't visited Mycenae, you will visit with this tour an intact tholos tomb

• We will visit the most ancient bridge in Europe

What's included

Private transportation
Local guide who is obsessed exploring even the smallest and impossible to go archaeological sites

What you will do

Stop 1
Argos is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe and the most interesting sightseeing of the city is the castle which displays layers of multiple cultures built over time. Here Ancient and Mycenean cyclopean masonry serve as the bedrock for the Byzantine fortifications. Some more fascinating ruins is the reconstructed mycenaean gate, the cisterns, a chapel of the 12th century and an inscription written in the boustrophedon system.
40 min
Stop 2
Europe's only ancient pyramid is a monument whose shape is enough to spark conspiracy theories and national pride follows faithfully, mandating that it is older than the pyramids of Egypt, but is it true or is it nonsense? Perhaps the truth is far simpler than a supposedly unknown civilization.
15 min
Stop 3
At the shores of the Argolic gulf is located mythical Lerna, the place where Hercules killed the mythical beast Lernean Hydra in the marsh, together with his nephew Iolaus, and completed the second labor. It features the water source and the mythical Alkyonia Lake. Unexpectedly at the river mouth is located a Second World War military facility.
20 min
Stop 4
In ancient Tiryns, in an orange grove, is standing remarkably intact for 3.200 years a royal tomb which one of the few of its kind in Greece. It is believed it belonged to the mythical king of Tiryns Proitos who is immortalized in Homer's Iliad. Noone knows for sure who was buried there because it has been looted since the antiquity.
15 min
Stop 5
The oldest bridge in Europe — and potentially the world — an ancient mycenaean stone structure that remains untouched by time and is functional to this day, part of the historical route that used to connect Mycenae with Epidaurus.
15 min

Meeting point

Outside the church. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"

On the street, at the entrance of the monument. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"

At the junction, at the sign "Johnny's Three Bedroom Apartment". Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"

Behind the playground. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"

Outside the bikes / motorbikes store "Sellis". Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"

I will pick you up outside the pharmacy. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"

End point: Outside the church. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"; On the street, at the entrance of the monument. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"; At the junction, at the sign "Johnny's Three Bedroom Apartment". Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"; Behind the playground. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"; Outside the bikes / motorbikes store "Sellis". Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"; I will pick you up outside the pharmacy. Look for a Suzuki SUV. In case there is no space to park my car there I will be holding a sign writing "Giannis"