Climbing the 999 Steps of Palimidi + Exploring the Fortress | Exploring Nafplio part 2

Hello and welcome to another travel vlog. Today I am taking you guys back to one of my favorite cities in the world: Nafplio (Ναύπλιο), Greece!

In this video I will be hiking around the mountains and making my way to Palamidi, which is the giant fortress at the top of the city. There are 999 steps to climb on the way up and it was 100 degrees F with the sun beating down. Challenging climb but totally worth it once we reached the top and got to explore the fortress. Very cool and well preserved. We even saw the Prison of Kolokotrones and went inside. I must say, the prison room was cold and damp even though outside the temperature was hot and dry. Must have been miserable to be locked up in there. Lesson: don’t commit the crime if you can’t do the time.
After hiking the 999 steps and exploring the fortress we walked back down the steps and made our way to the beach. Best beach view I’ve ever seen as you can look up and see the fortress while swimming in the water. Levi forgot to take his phone out of his pocket before he went in the water and it was ruined. Bummer! But with all the great experiences we had today, a broken phone wasn’t going to bring us down!
There’s a reason I say Nafplio is my favorite city in the world. I hope by watching the video (parts 1 and 2) I did justice to the magnificent city and you can see why it’s my favorite.

Nafplio is a Venetian town with ancient Greek roots. It is located in the Peloponnese, about a 2 hour drive from Athens. … Known in Venetian times as Napoli di Romania, modern Nafplio has an Italian look. It was also the first capital of modern Greece after the war of independence against the Turks.

“Palamidi (Greek: Παλαμήδι) is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a 216-metre high hill, the fortress was built by the Venetians during their second occupation of the area (1686–1715).
The fortress was a very large and ambitious project, but was finished within a relatively short period from 1711 until 1714. It is a typical baroque fortress based on the plans of the engineers Giaxich and Lasalle. In 1715 it was captured by the Turks and remained under their control until 1822, when it was captured by the Greeks.
The eight bastions of the fortress were originally named after the Venetian provveditori. However, when it fell to the Ottoman Empire, the bastions were given Turkish names. Lastly, when the Greeks overthrew the Turks the bastions were renamed after ancient Greek leaders and heroes (Epaminondas, Miltiades, Leonidas, Phocion, Achilles, Themistocles. The two remaining bastions were named after St. Andrew (Agios Andreas) and the French Philhellene Robert who died in battle on the Acropolis of Athens. The “Miltiades,” was used as a prison and among its walls was also held Theodoros Kolokotronis, hero of the Greek Revolution.
The fortress commands an impressive view over the Argolic Gulf, the city of Náfplio and the surrounding country. There are 913 steps in the winding stair from the town to the fortress. However, to reach the top of the fortress there are over one thousand. Locals in the town of Nafplion will say there are 999 steps to the top of the castle, and specials can be found on menus that incorporate this number to catch a tourist’s eye.”
Reference: Palamidi, Municipality of Nafplio Website, Accessed January 21, 2019

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