Palamidi fortress
Guide
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≈ A$14SightAllow 1.5–2.5 h with the climbPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A huge Venetian fortress on the hill above town, a maze of bastions and gateways with views over the roofs, the bay and Bourtzi. You can climb the long stone stairway from town or take a taxi up the road.
A brief history
The Venetians built it in just a few years in the early 1700s, then lost it to the Ottomans soon after. Theodoros Kolokotronis, a hero of the War of Independence, was later held prisoner here.
Tips
- Best time
- Early morning: the stairway (often said to be 999 steps, really fewer) has no shade
- Cost
- About €8 (check)
- Allow
- 1.5–2.5 h with the climb
- Free days
- Usually free on the first Sunday of the month from November to March, and on a few national days (check)
- Hours
- Usually daily 8:00–20:00 from April to October and about 8:30–15:30 in winter (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Palamidi, Akronafplia and the coast: The two fortress hills and the coast path round to Arvanitia and Karathona beaches.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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