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The World's Largest Sailboat Cruise Makes a Stop in Nafplio!

On Sunday morning the Club Med 2, the world's largest sailboat cruise, made an appearance at Nafplio as it docked for the day. Built in 1992 in Le Havre, France, the Club Med 2 has a length of 194 meters...

Parthenon-Shape Coffin for Patriotic Greeks (video)

A funeral home in Nafplio, in Peloponnese, has built a special order coffin in the shape of the Parthenon and its form has become all the rage in the area. The particular coffin is made of marble and wood, using...

Nafplio Braces for 3rd Annual Luxury Yacht Exhibition in May

The annual Mediterranean Yacht Show, organized by the Greek Association of Marine Tourism with the support of the Municipality of Nafplio, will be held at Nafplio on May 7-10. The event is under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy,...

Injured Caretta Caretta Turtle Rescued Near Nafplio

Residents in the picturesque coastal town of Nafplio, in east Peloponnese, Greece, on Friday rescued another endangered Caretta caretta sea turtle that was found injured and unable to swim near the beach of Karathonas. This was the second such...

Nafplio; Well-Guarded Fall Fun in Greece's First Capital City

At first sight it may remind you of Plaka in Athens but do not let that look fool you. It may even provoke the same pride and guarantee a favorable response to the same past glory questions, but a...

Five Youths Prosecuted for Burning the Greek Flag in Nafplio

The Nafplio Police Department on Tuesday arrested five young people who burned the Greek flag after taking it down from its pole. The five perpetrators -- a 21-year-old Greek man, a 19-year-old Greek woman, two 21-year-old Albanian nationals and a 22-year-old Polish...

Greek Tourism Minister Opens Nafplio's 2nd Mediterranean Yacht Show

Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura underlined the importance of tourism for Greece's economy and the need for stability so that "we can have the number of tourists we wish," while inaugurating the 2nd Mediterranean Yacht Show in the historic...

Two More Germans Pay their Share of Greek Loan to Germany in WWII

Two German citizens who visit Greece every year paid their share of the loan the country was forced to give Germany during the Third Reich occupation. Ιllο Mechlinski-Gerwinn and Gerhard Gerwinn reside in Pitsidia of Faistos municipality in Heraklion, Crete...

German Couple Visits Greece and Pay Share of War Reparations

A German couple who recently visited Greece decided to take the first step towards the redemption of the Greek World War II reparations. The two Germans, Nina Lahge and Ludwich Zacaro, calculated that their share from the war reparations...

Most Beautiful Street in the World Found on Greek Island

There are several streets across the world where nature perfectly blends in with the manmade structures and with a little help from locals, these streets become magical, almost like a fairytale. Boredpanda.com, a leading art, design and photography community, asked...