Attraction · Municipality of Nafplio · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Bourtzi is an attraction in Municipality of Nafplio, Argolis Regional Unit. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 9 of the 37 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 570 m you'll find a public toilet, a bench and a water point.
Audio tour · Bourtzi
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You're standing on the harbour front in Nafplio. Look out across the water. Right in the middle of the harbour sits a tiny island with an entire fortress on it. That's the Bourtzi. The name comes from Ottoman Turkish and simply means ‘tower’. It used to be called Kastelli as well.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
37 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 9 of the 37 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Lerna Archaeological Site on the spot with the app
Oct-Mar 09:00-17:00; Apr 09:00-18:00; May-Sep 09:00-21:00; Jan 01,Mar 25,May 01,Dec 25 off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes: a public toilet at 10 m and a water point at 570 m.
When you stand at Bourtzi, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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