The best preserved castle from the Venetian rule is associated with three stories of betrayal.
Built in just a few years and completed in 1714, to serve the strategic needs of the Venetian conquerors, Palamidi – with its renowned 999 steps – stands proudly on a 216m tall hill to the east of Akronafplia. It was named after the Homeric hero Palamides, an inventive youth from Nafplio, who took part in the Trojan War but never returned home, as he was betrayed by Ulysses and murdered.
