NAFPLIO

<p><strong><em>Nafplio: Biography of a Greek town</em></strong> tells the history of Nafplio from its origins 3000 years ago to the present exploring the key events the characters and the stories of one of Greece's most beautiful and fascinating towns. It covers the Byzantine Frankish Ottoman and Venetian periods as well as the Greek War of Independence its role as the nation's first capital and its birth as a popular travel destination.</p><p>The book also reveals many secrets about Nafplio's most celebrated sites: the Bourtzi Syntagma Square Palamidi fortress Arvanatia beach Acronafplio the Trianon and many more. Aimed at the traveller the historian and the romantic dreamer <em>Nafplio </em>also contains many entertaining digressions and anecdotes in the style of Bill Bryson or Patrick Leigh Fermor.</p><p>Nafplio's story is told thematically rather than chronologically covering areas such as: squares castles pleasures the sea ruins famous visitors war punishment tourism and notable residents. The book aims to describe the reality of life in Nafplio throughout the most striking parts of its history.</p>