Places·18 March 2025·5 min

Nafplio in the first hour of light

Before the ferries, before the coffee crowds, before the buses from Athens. Just the sea wall.

Words by Elena Papadaki

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Before the ferries, before the coffee crowds, before the buses from Athens. Just the sea wall.

Written by

Elena Papadaki

Field editor · Based in Nafplio

Elena is our field editor, based in Nafplio. She has been writing about the Peloponnese for Explore Greece since 2019 — mostly from the passenger seat of a very slow car.

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