Archaeological Museum of Nafplio
Guide
Photo: C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$11MuseumAllow 45–75 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Finds from the ancient sites around the bay, from Stone Age tools to Mycenaean pottery and gold, in the old Venetian barracks on Syntagma Square.
A brief history
Its star piece is the Dendra armour, a full suit of bronze plates worn by a Mycenaean warrior around 3,400 years ago.
Tips
- Best time
- Midday, out of the sun
- Cost
- About €6 (check)
- Allow
- 45–75 min
- Free days
- Usually free on the first Sunday of the month from November to March (check)
- Hours
- Usually 8:30–15:30, closed one weekday, often Tuesday (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town: Venetian lanes, Syntagma Square and the harbour front: the place to stay if you can, with rooms in old houses.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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