Palamidi fortress
Palamidi is a fortress in Nafplion, constructed in 1687 by the Venetians on a hill captured by them, after a fierce battle with the Ottomans during the Venetian-Turkish War. This hill has an altitude of 216 meters, you can go to the castle by foot via a staircase with 999 steps or by car throught the road. In 1715, during the last Venetian-Turkish War the Ottomans conquered it and blew up a part of it.
http://www.peloponnese.eu/peloponnese-attractions/palamidi-fortress#sigProGalleria83fefd4a90
Palamidi fortress informations
Official Unit: 25th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities
Address: Nafplio, 211 00 Nafplio, Argolida, Greece
Telephone: +30 27520 28036
Email: 25eba@culture.gr
Tickets:
Full: €4, Reduced: €2
Special ticket package: Full: €4, Reduced: €2
Open Winter:
From the 1st of November until the 31 of March 2011:
08:00-17:00
Open Summer:
From the 1st of April until the 30th of October 2011:
08:00-19:00
25 March: closed