Epidaurus was home to a major medical & theatrical center in ancient times (the two things went together!) & even hosted its own games festival (a rival to the similar games in Olympia that inspired the modern Olympics). Visitors to the site todays see one of the largest existing Greek theatres anywhere in the world, once capable of sitting 14,000 & still used for performances every summer.
Mycenae is a mysterious archaeological site, part history & part legend. It's known that it was home to a major Greek power at one time, & that among its kings was Agamemnon. But historians disagree over whether the historical Agamemnon ever set sail for Troy as literature & legend claim.
After returning to Nafplion around lunchtime the group enjoyed a free afternoon - to shop in the quaint backstreets, to relax, to take a boat ride to the tiny castle in the harbor or climb the hill to one of two castles overlooking the city, or just to enjoy the town's small rocky beach.
This evening the group rendezvoused for their group dinner at a waterfront taverna that specializes in seafood.
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