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Mycenae

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

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Komboloi Museum (Greek Worry Bead Museum)

The secular incarnation of a religious meditation.

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Tholos Tomb of Tiryns

Step inside an ancient beehive tomb built for a mysterious cult hero.

4 miles from Argolis

Arkadiko, Greece

Arkadiko Bridge

Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.

5 miles from Argolis

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Lion of Bavaria

This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.

6 miles from Argolis

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

Nafplio, Greece

Bourtzi

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

6 miles from Argolis

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