Worth a DetourAncient Corinth
Corinthia
About 22 miles away
Roman ruins and a Greek temple under the great hilltop citadel of Acrocorinth.
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Tiryns
A Mycenaean citadel with walls of giant stones, the birthplace of Heracles in legend, just outside town.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Tiryntha, 211 00 ArgolidaDirections
- Getting There
- About 10 minutes by car or bus north of Nafplio.
Why Go
Tiryns' 'Cyclopean' walls, built of boulders weighing up to 13 tonnes, are among the most impressive of the Bronze Age, with vaulted galleries inside. With Mycenae, it's a UNESCO site.
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Must-SeeAthens
About 57 miles away
The Parthenon above a chaotic modern city, with a superb museum, and tavernas of Plaka.
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Worth a DetourOlympia and the Peloponnese
About 64 miles away
The first Olympic site, with Mycenae and Nafplio's Venetian old town nearby.
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