Entertainment, Festivals, markets:
Each of the towns in the area has summer events, from Astros around the gulf to Tolo. We have especially enjoyed going to the Argos theater, sliced out of rock to the west of the city during the peak of that cities dominance of the ‘known world’ around the 7th century BCE. In recent summers the same productions by the national theater company that open in Epidyvrus have also been playing there, along with a variety of other pieces. Take your blackberry or iphone with downloaded text to follow along if you’d like. Both Argos and Nafplio have outdoor movie theaters that play films in English with Greek subtitles.
There are various outdoor markets. The Argos market on Wednesday and Saturday mornings near the central square is a picturesque opportunity to buy a huge range of items at a discount price, from clothing, to household wares, to Chanel perfumes (5 Euros for no. 5 marked originally at 85). There are one or two stands that sell “bio” or organic produce.
Telephone, internet, tv, cafes, supermarkets:
We have a small tv, with antennae reception, and a dvd player. The house does not have its own internet service, but we have discovered free access wireless internet service available from the veranda. The blackberry and iphone (our plan is from AT&T) work well around the country. Nafplion has a variety of cafes with free internet access, including Xenon and Noufara in the main square, and a number along the waterside.
There are also quite a few along the coastal road from Kiver to Naplio. In Miloi there are mainly souvalki tavernas; this is what the village is known for. Since we are not meat eaters, we can’t make recommendations there. More towards Nea Kios, there is a fish taverna right on the beach. The tables decked simply with table clothes are set on the sand with the water lapping at your feet; it’s tucked away, as if in a Fellini film, behind the fish market on the Nea Kios pier. Park your car and then take the narrow bridge near the Erasinos River leading from the road.
water --hot water and swimming, recreation:
Hot water
there is a switch to turn the hot water on and off. It is in the electrical box to your left as you enter the apartment. It is the double switch in the middle row on the right. The “on” position is up and the “off” is down. A little red light will go on the water heater in the downstairs bathroom when the water heater us on. Give it about 10 minutes (or more) to heat the water, depending on how much hot water you expect to use. be sure to turn it off when you leave.
The water directly below is very clear and clean and wonderful to swim in. It’s a rocky beach, and we find that it’s best to go in wearing swimming shoes made of fabric and/or plastic, easily purchased for a few Euros. You may find snorkeling worthwhile on one of the mornings when the water is calm
Much of Greek mythology occurred in nearby Nemea/ Argolid. A house from 2200 BC is two miles north in Lerna, where Hercules slaid the many-headed hydra. sand 1.5 hours from the Franchti cave, inhabited ca.250
Ski:
The Kalavrita Ski Resort is one to two hours away.
for information see:
www.skiing-europe.net/gre_kalavrita.html
www.greeceindex.com/dir/detail/link-1200.html
Other Activities:
full body mud packs in nearby Nea Kios
