Acronauplia

The Acronauplia (Greek: Ακροναυπλία, romanized: Akronafplia; Turkish: Iç Kale, "Inner Castle") is the oldest part of the city of Nafplion in Greece. Until the thirteenth century, it was a town on its own. The arrival of the Venetians and the Franks transformed it into part of the town fortifications. Later, part of it was used as a prison until the Greek government decided that the view provided from its location would benefit the local tourism and built a hotel complex which still stands there today.

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Acronauplia ranks #1,719 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #26 of the 123 mapped in Greece. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,475 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kalamata, 84 km away. It is one of the 31 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Peloponnese. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.

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