Getting to Nafplion and the Argolis

There are many ways to get to Naphlion. Its an easy drive from Athens now that the higways to Corinth have been completed. I made it from Lavrion which is half an hour beyind the airport, to Nafplion in about two and a half hours. That means you can fly into Athens and get your car delivered at the airport and be in nafplion in two hours. You can also take a taxi.

There are three trains daily from Athens Peloponessos Station when they have not ripped up the tracks for repairs. The triptakes three hours. There are hourly buses from Athens Kiffisou street bus station. You can get information on price and times from the Greek National Tourist Organization on Amalias Street in Athens right across from the National Gardens. Train and bus travel in Greece is very inexpensive.

There is no longer a Flying Dolphin Hydrofoil in the summer from Pireaus but you can make connections to and from Hydra, Spetses, Aegina and Poros through Hermioni, Porto Heli, Galata (Poros), Kosta (Spetses), and Methoni though getting from these places by bus can be tricky. You can always hire a taxi though.

You can choose to see Naplion as part of a day-trip with Athen's most famous taxi driver George Kokkotos. I was able to visit Acrocorinth, ancient Corinth, Nafplion, Myceneae, Argos and Epidavros in one day-trip. For more information see www.greecetravel.com/taxi

You can rent a car and use Naphlion or Tolon as your base to see the Argolis and the rest of the Peloponessos. Nafplion is also included in a number of day-tours and overnight tours. See www.fantasytravelofgreece.com and click on 'tours'.

For those who enjoy sailing, Stefan Richtor bases his boat Caraya 2 out of Nafplion and offers year-round cruises along the coast of the Peloponessos and to the islands. See www.greecetravel.com/sailing/caraya

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