Nafplia (a.k.a. Nauplia), set on the eastern coast of the Peloponnese, is the first capital city of modern Greece in 1823, today the city is a very attractive town with about 12 thousand people living there. The history of Nafplia is evident in the mixture of styles in the architecture, in fact the narrow streets of the old town are lined with Venetian, neo-classical and Ottoman buildings with traces of the Turkish domination present in the remaining mosques. Even on the famous Sindagma square, where the Venetian buildings are predominant, there are two mosques to remember that many pages of the history of this town had been signed by the Turkish, one of them has been turned into a cinema and the other preceded by steps is called Vouleftiko (Parliament) because it hosted the first National Assembly of modern Greece. Dramatically overlooking it all is the towering Palamidi Fortress perched on an outcrop to the northwest that can be reached from Platia Nikitara, the meeting point between the old and modern part of town, by climbing the 847 steps that with a zigzag direction take you to the top of the hill (an easier way to get there is by car following the side road to the right before the turning for Epidauros).
The Acronauplia fortress, where the town was located up to the arrival of the Venetians, is worth a visit. It has views over the red-tiled roofs of the old town and up to the Palamidi fortress.
Back at sea level tourists can enjoy wandering the streets lined with lovely shops and tavernas where to enjoy the perfect mezze lunch on the waterfront.