Standing on a 600 foot hill, the fortress has a commanding view of the area. The fort was built during 1711-14 when this area of Greece was under the control of Venice. We don't normally think, in the U.S., of Venice having an empire, but they did.

During the Greek War of Independence in 1822, the Greek liberation forces under the command of Kolokotronis took it.

After independence, Kolokotronis got into a dispute with new government, kidnapped some members of the new parliament and was in tern jailed in the very fort he had liberated.

It is named after Palamedes, who, according to legend, was from Nafplio and killed at Troy.

The famous stairway up from the city. Said to have 999 steps, but who can count.that high when you are huffing and puffing.

You can drive up to the top also.