Tolo



The first seaside village you meet on leaving Nafplio, the capital of the Argolid prefecture, is Tolo, situated on a picturesque bay with its seafood tavernas overlooking the water. Here you take a bite and inhale the salt breeze, while listening to the sound of the little boats chugging over to the islet of Romvi opposite.

Tolo is an old fishing village, spread out along a lovely beach and its inhabitants are renowned for their hospitality. In its sparking sea you'll be able to enjoy swimming, fishing and every kind o water sport. As for accommodation as well as your entertainment, Tolo boasts many hotels and furnished apartments, not to mention a great variety of tavernas, bouzouki clubs, cafes and other family-run businesses that offer the homey hospitality that has come to characterize the place.

The more romantic travelers will want to head for Assini, which inspired one of Nobel prize-winning poet George Seferis' most beautiful poems. A sheer rock at the water's edge adorned with remnants of the distant past. Here stood the acropolis of ancient Assini mentioned by the first Greek poet, Homer.

A modern tourist centre surrounded by ancient sites (Assini, Epidaurus, Tiryns, Mycenae, Argos, the Heraion, and Nafplion) Tolo makes it easy to visit them by local bus, organized tours, car or motorbike. Daily excursions are also possible to Mystra, Sparta, Olympia, Delphi and Athens, while cruise ships and Flying Dolphins take you sightseeing on Spetses, Hydra, Poros and Monemvasia.

Tolo is ideal for any kind of holiday, whether you want simply to bask in the pristine Greek sea, or whether you want to get to know the beautiful scenery and archaeological sites of the Peloponnese, both nearby and further afield.