The Argolid in detail
A short, dense loop using Nafplio as the single base. The Corinth canal, the Lion Gate at Mycenae and the acoustics of Epidaurus all sit within an hour's drive of each other.
- Length
- 5 days · 4 nights
- Months
- March – May, September – November
- Stops
- 4
The route on a map
1 · A day here
Ancient Corinth
A brief stop at the canal and the temple of Apollo on the way south.
2 · A day here
Mycenae
The Lion Gate, the beehive tombs and the citadel walls of Agamemnon's capital.
3 · 4 nights
Nafplio
The Venetian base for the whole itinerary, with Palamidi fortress above the town.
4 · A day here
Epidaurus
A day trip to the theatre with the best acoustics of the ancient world.
Day by day
Day 1
Athens to the Argolid
Sleep · Nafplio
Drive south via the Corinth canal and Mycenae, arriving in Nafplio by evening.
Day 2
Epidaurus and the theatre
Sleep · Nafplio
Morning at the sanctuary of Asklepios and the ancient theatre, back for lunch.
Day 3
Nafplio and Palamidi
Sleep · Nafplio
The 999 steps to the fortress, then the old town's Venetian streets.
Day 4
Tiryns and the coast
Sleep · Nafplio
A shorter day at the cyclopean walls of Tiryns, with the afternoon free along the gulf.
Day 5
Departure
Departure
Return drive to Athens; a departure day with no additional night.