Nafplio

State privatization fund TAIPED has secured revenues of 8.8 million euros from sale and lease transactions for properties in Greece on the e-Auction online platform.

Two buildings in Patra and Nafplio, a hotel in Athens, a plot in the Volos Industrial Zone and three plots near Ermioni in the Peloponnese have been sold while farmland near Tripoli, in the Peloponnese, has been leased.

A huge flock of common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) fly above the wetland in the area of Nea Kios, near the city of Nafplion, Peloponnese, on Friday. [Vangelis Bougiotis/EPA]

A weather system dubbed Eurydice swept across Greece on Sunday and Monday, claiming a life on the Ionian island of Corfu and wreaking havoc in the northern Peloponnese.

One of the most beautiful towns in the area of Argolis (in eastern Peloponnese) as well as one of the most romantic cities all over Greece, Nafplio was the first capital of the newly born Greek state between 1823 and 1834.

Drenched in history, culture, green landscapes and crystal clear beaches, the all-time favourite city of Nafplion has just been voted as the best city in Greece according to Culture Trip, an online media start-up with nearly nine million monthly readers, and global offices in London, New York, and Tel Aviv.

A woman tries to crawl through a small tunnel in a wall under an icon of the Virgin Mary at the chapel of Aghios Adrianos on the outskirts of Nafplio, in the northern Peloponnese, on Saturday.

A video of a Greek female police officer holding a baby in her arms trying to comfort it after a car crash has gone viral. The incident took place Wednesday afternoon on the road between Nafplio and Argos in the eastern Peloponnese when a vehicle rammed into the rear of a car parked on the side of the road pushing it into the ditch.

MONEMVASIA: SUNSET AT THE CASTLE

Enter through the gateway of the fortified Byzantine city and enjoy a fabulous weekend within its walls. Take a walk along the main cobbled pathway passing between small souvenir shops, as well as cafes and tavernas. Have a hot beverage on one of the little rooftops and then lose yourself amid stone-paved streets and arches.

METHONI, MESSINIA

One of Greece’s most impressive castles, Methoni Castle, was built in the 13th century by the Venetians and became a major commercial and transportation hub in the eastern Mediterranean; the Lion of St Marc can be seen at the castle’s gate.

Corfu appears to be the most popular destination for Greeks this Easter according to a Trivago survey which compiled the responses of people who visited the travel website from January 19 to March 11 planning trips from April 13 to 17.