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Nafplio with day trip to Mycenae and Epidavros

5/15/2022

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We drove out from Nafplio about an hour and visited Mycenae, a hill-top fortress, from a Greek culture of 1600-1200 B.C.  We find a huge gate, the Lion Gate, with very large carved and precisely placed stones.
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The heads may have been made of gold, which of course would have been "borrowed" long ago.
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Remains of a tomb where nineteen graves were uncovered.
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Looking back out the front gate...
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The royal palace with not much more than the foundations remaining.
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Overlooking the territory of the Mycenaen people.
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Part of a group of about 50 German students with their study leaders covering the grounds.
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Entrance to a deep cistern cut down deep into a cave-like structure; and the simple rear gate.
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And another museum to show off treasures found from excavations.
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Just outside the museum, the remains of a bee-hive shaped burial chamber with the top part missing.
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For some reason, fire-rescue crews were at the standby at both sites we visited today - hmmm, not sure what the danger is, tourists falling off edges or tourists flicking cigarettes into the flammable dried brushes.
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A short drive nearby brought us to an intact bee-hive shaped tomb.  Looters have long ago removed any thing remaining inside - the tomb was never hidden from view of future civilizations.
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After an hour twenty minutes we arrive at Epidavros, an ancient Greek healing center, from 400 B.C.  The center piece is a large amphitheater, the best preserved of 132 known amphitheaters in Greece.  It could seat 15,000, after the Romans added the upper tier in 50 B.C.
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The man at center stage is dropping a coin onto a center stone - you could actually hear it striking down from the top seats.
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VIP row seats, with back rests and carved end pieces.
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An amazing place to take in a play.
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As our tour book said to watch out for this, a visitor "took the stage" and sang some opera-like lines.  We could hear him easily from the top - fortunately he could a carry a tune quite well.
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Our view of the performance, unaided by a camera zoom.
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The show is over, time to hit the exits.
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 And to the museum...
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...and nearby, a sporting stadium.
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Some rebuilt temple parts, with the darker stone we assume being the originals.
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Another fire crew at the standby - we learned there have been wild fires in the recent past threatening the grounds.
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Time to head "home", we fire up our trusty sea-blue Volkswagen.
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It's time for a wine tasting - we joined an actual "Rick Steves" tour group of 18.  No, Rick Steves didn't seem to be there, but there was one dude who bore a striking resemblance, purely a coincidence???
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The store owner running the show, with his son doing the pouring.
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Back to our lodging, in time for sunset.
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1 Comment
Mary
5/29/2022 06:26:08 pm

That is a really nice amphitheater. The statue with the clothes draped in folds is really a masterpiece.

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