The Bourtzi Nafplio Harbor

The Venetians built this island fortress to protect the city from the Ottomans. The Turks captured Nafplio in 1540, were ousted by the Venetians in 1685, and retook the city in 1715. Today the Bourtzi is a tourist attraction.

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