Rating
4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Jeanne Neylon Decker (Traveltawk) (7 months ago)
Fascinating ruins but definitely not for mobility impaired visitors. Very quiet, few people, good signage in Greek and English and interesting to see this ancient place. Be sure to visit the archeology museum in Nafplio to see extensive collections from the excavation. Get the combo ticket for 20 euro.
Fascinating ruins but definitely not for mobility impaired visitors. Very quiet, few people, good signage in Greek and English and interesting to see this ancient place. Be sure to visit the archeology museum in Nafplio to see extensive collections from the excavation. Get the combo ticket for 20 euro.
Alessio Lombardi (10 months ago)
Ticket is 4/2€ (summer/winter). This is probably the saddest archeological site I've ever seen. Despite its importance - a large Mycenean city of ~1500BCE, near Mycene itself - the sorry state of the site and its unappealing context do not make it worth a stop. The city is probably almost as big as Mycene, with amazing cyclopean walls, two entrances, and several specialised town areas. However, I counted a total of 3 information panels: 2 explained small restoration interventions happened probably a decade ago, and a single panel was a map with a layout plan view. No historical explanation, nothing is given you at the entrance. I'd gladly pay a bit more to get at least a small handout. The acropolis has an interesting example of 2-megaron palace - again, if you don't know this in advance, you won't notice nor appreciate this. There were excavation and repair works across the site, without any sign or explanation of what was going on. They didn't look good. Finally, the context. Unlike Mycene, this site is placed on a low hill and is surrounded by a plain with many constructions - including a prison, which ruins the view from the acropolis towards the seaside. Additionally, it's evidently close to a landfill, given the bad smell all around the site. Add also the noise from the trafficked road which makes its western edge. The personnel started closing the gate half an hour before the stated closure time, and the bathrooms were closed already at least an hour before closure, when we tried to use it. It's really sad to see such an important site in this state.
Ticket is 4/2€ (summer/winter). This is probably the saddest archeological site I've ever seen. Despite its importance - a large Mycenean city of ~1500BCE, near Mycene itself - the sorry state of the site and its unappealing context do not make it worth a stop. The city is probably almost as big as Mycene, with amazing cyclopean walls, two entrances, and several specialised town areas. However, I counted a total of 3 information panels: 2 explained small restoration interventions happened probably a decade ago, and a single panel was a map with a layout plan view. No historical explanation, nothing is given you at the entrance. I'd gladly pay a bit more to get at least a small handout. The acropolis has an interesting example of 2-megaron palace - again, if you don't know this in advance, you won't notice nor appreciate this. There were excavation and repair works across the site, without any sign or explanation of what was going on. They didn't look good. Finally, the context. Unlike Mycene, this site is placed on a low hill and is surrounded by a plain with many constructions - including a prison, which ruins the view from the acropolis towards the seaside. Additionally, it's evidently close to a landfill, given the bad smell all around the site. Add also the noise from the trafficked road which makes its western edge. The personnel started closing the gate half an hour before the stated closure time, and the bathrooms were closed already at least an hour before closure, when we tried to use it. It's really sad to see such an important site in this state.
Paweł “Sambor” Samborski (14 months ago)
Well preserved Mycenaean citadel between Argos and Nauplion. Large parking area. Citadel itself could use some additional boards explaining various areas and findings. Visit Napflion Archaeological Museum beforehand to get some context.
Well preserved Mycenaean citadel between Argos and Nauplion. Large parking area. Citadel itself could use some additional boards explaining various areas and findings. Visit Napflion Archaeological Museum beforehand to get some context.
Red Dree (15 months ago)
An amazing ancient site that brings you in touch with the civilization that existed thousands of years ago. It’s a unique chance to touch the ancient stones and imagine vividly the mythical ethos that we read in Greek texts.
An amazing ancient site that brings you in touch with the civilization that existed thousands of years ago. It’s a unique chance to touch the ancient stones and imagine vividly the mythical ethos that we read in Greek texts.
Marcus Lodwick (16 months ago)
Come for the famous "well-built walls", stay for the sloping, monolithic stone floor of the palace's bathroom with peg-holes for the benches and walls, as well as the drain.
Come for the famous "well-built walls", stay for the sloping, monolithic stone floor of the palace's bathroom with peg-holes for the benches and walls, as well as the drain.
