Palamidi Fortress
A couple of days ago we stayed in a town named Nafpoli, which I was told was a very romantic place full of cafes and ice cream parlours. But since my romantic heart is in Toronto, I was in the mood for some adventure. At the top of a mountain (did I tell u the mountains are devastatingly beautiful here?) there is a Venetian fortress from about the 1400s. When Greece gained its independence in 1830, one of their war heroes was captured and kept in the fortress in a tiny room with no windows for 2 yrs. Apparently some of the ruling powers didn’t want him to take control and become president as the people really loved him.. When they let him out, he was blind and soon died of an pneumonia. He’s a great hero in this town and myself, Silvia and Ken wanted to climb up to the fortress and see the place where he was kept.
So up we went… and up… and up… until I thought I was gonna die up there LOL. When we reached the top we had to pay 4 euros and we got to see the prison and a garden that were part of a much larger fortress that required much more climbing LOL.
So worth it! I was sooo restless and this really took the wind out of me :)
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