Short trips excursions

Where culture and art meet entertainment… 40 km from Epidaurus is the famous Nafplio! Akronafplia with its great fortifications and all the other magnificent castles speak out the story of the place. Visit the castle of the Francs and go all the way...

The famous archaeological site hosts a number of magnificent works impressive both for their size and their elegance. The two confronting lions of the “Lion Gate”, an emblem of Mycenae at its prime, seem to introduce the visitor into the land of the...

The city was established by the legendary Phoroneus and took its name from his firstborn son; it was from his blood line that all the royal houses of the city derived. King Inachus came here from Egypt and introduced the art of vitrification, cloth making...

Just about 5 km from Argos is the picturesque, verdant village Kefalari. The historic temple of Zoodochos Pege (Life-giving Spring), built inside the famous prehistoric cave and the legendary rocks of Mount Chaon, is quite impressive. Many prehistoric...

Just a breath away from Nafplio, Tolo proudly speaks its long history with its walls and forts from times past and the magnificent Mycenaean Citadel. Kastraki and the “Red Rock” are among Tolo’s hot spots. The three picturesque isles opposite Tolo,...

Poros is a gorgeous verdant island about an hour from Epidaurus. The island had been an inspiration for many eminent writers and poets in the past. The historic Clock Tower, dominant on top of the hill, is the landmark of the island. The view from here...

The island is well known for its great role in the Greek War of Independence against the Turks, in 1821. The local heroine, Laskarina Bouboulina, fought with heroism for the liberation of Greece together with her fellow revolutionists. Today, the island...

Kranidi, also close to Epidaurus, is a beautiful place with a panoramic view over the Ermionida peninsula. The numerous nursery gardens of the area make the celebration of the 1st of May quite brilliant. It’s worth visiting the idyllic pine forest of...

Porto Heli is located where there used to be once the settlement of Halieis (i.e. “fishermen”). This suburb of Ermionida took its name from the basic occupation of its inhabitants, which was the fishing of the precious “purpura” shell (“porphyra”...

Ermioni, close to Porto Heli, took its name from the legendary hero Hermion. For many centuries, its wealth came from the production and trade of the renowned “porphyra” (royal purple), a purple-red unfading natural dye extracted from the homonymous...