Palamides fortress in Nafplio. It is a 216m. historical hill, supposed to be built by the mythical hero Palamides. In reality it was gradually built by the Venetians (1687-1715) and includes bastions surrounded by tall walls. Up to 1204 it belonged to the local byzantine master Leon Sgouros, then came its Frankish then Venetian and finally Turkish dominations. The later used it as security prison. Nowdays is a tourist attraction and can be reached by car or by climbing its 999 steps to the top.
Bourtzi castle. During the Turkish occupation of Greece (1453-1821) it was used as the house of the executioner who chopped people's heads with a type of guillotine in his courtyard. In later years it became a luxury hotel till the 1981 earthquakes and was closed to the public. It re-opened this year as a museum

Αποψη της Ακροναυπλίας. Επί Τουρκοκρατίας ονομάζετο Ιτς-Καλέ και χρησιμοποιείτο σαν φυλακές, με τρομερά μπουντρούμια και απαράδεκτες συνθήκες επιβίωσης. Ο τρόπος ζωής εκεί έγινε θέμα για τη δημιουργία πολλών δημοτικών τραγουδιών. Στη δεκαετία του 1970 κτίστηκε πολυτελές ξενοδοχείο και κατέστρεψε το ιστορικό κάστρο, ως αναμένετο.
View of the Akronafplia fortress, above the city of Nafplion, Argolida. The photo was taken from the old Fishmongers's neighbourhood (The Psaromahalas). During the Turkish occupation of Greece (1453-1821) the fortress was used as a terrible detention centre with security prison cells, torture chambers and death areas.
Info taken from the 5 volume compilation of John P. Gikas "Castles" ISBN 960-550-007-8
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