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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Argolis

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Argolis, Greece

Updated December 18, 2013

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Mycenae

Argolis, Greece

Mycenae

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Argolis, Greece

Komboloi Museum (Greek Worry Bead Museum)

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.
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Stone altar.

Nea Tiryntha, Greece

Tholos Tomb of Tiryns

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.
4 miles from Argolis
Arkadiko Bridge.

Arkadiko, Greece

Arkadiko Bridge

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.
5 miles from Argolis
Lion of Bavaria side.

Nafplio, Greece

Lion of Bavaria

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.
6 miles from Argolis
Front view.

Nafplio, Greece

Church of Agioi Pantes

A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.
6 miles from Argolis
Basilica of Agios Nikolaos

Nafplio, Greece

Basilica of Agios Nikolaos

This church is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers.
6 miles from Argolis
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