Part One

Ferris Wheel

Driving Photo

leaving Athens, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Fuel Prices

Driving Photo - $8.96 per gallon for regular unleaded
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leaving Athens, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Coffee Shop

Driving Photo

leaving Athens, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shrine

Driving Photo

Athens to Corinth, Greece, April 24, 2026

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PGC Strident Force

Driving Photo - LPG/Chemical Tanker.

Athens to Corinth, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Corinth Canal

This canal was conceived 2700 years ago but was impractical with tools of the time.  Some digging started in the first century AD but was incomplete.  Finally completed in 1893 but too small for modern ships.

Isthmia, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Corinth Canal

Maintenance barge doing some work.

Isthmia, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Glauke Fountain

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Glauke Fountain

Another angle.

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Common Poppies

Papaver rhoeas

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Common Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Temple of Apollo

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ruins

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ruined Statue

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Temple E

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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West Shops

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Dog

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Northwest Shops

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Temple of Apollo

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ruined Statue

Taking the head off was a common way to desecrate sites.

South Stoa, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Common Brighteyes & Common Poppies

Reichardia picroides & Papaver rhoeas

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ruins

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ruins

West Forum, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ruined Statues

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Northwest Shops

Closer and different angle.

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Tree & Ruins

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ancient Corinth

Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Captives Facade

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Lechaion Road

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Fountain of Peirene

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Fountain of Peirene

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Fountain of Peirene

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Fountain of Peirene

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Column Capital

Lechaion Road, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shops

Lechaion Road, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shops

Lechaion Road, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shops

Acrocorinth is on top of the mountain in the background.

Lechaion Road, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ruined Statue

Lechaion Road, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Column Capitals

Lechaion Road, Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Cat

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Ancient Corinth

Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Produce

Ancient Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Road to Acrocorinth

Driving Photo

Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Cel's Bellflower

Campanula celsii

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Venetian Castle

from Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, w0w6

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Fortress Wall

Due to needing 2 and a half hours to tour this very steep site, we took photos from the parking area.

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Fortress Wall

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Fortress Wall

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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View

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Common Poppy & Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles

Papaver rhoeas & Pygopleurus israelitus

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Hawkweed

Hieracium pannosum - the large softly fuzzy leaves prompted the photo.

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Wall Barley

Hordeum murinum

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Vineyard

Acrocorinth, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shop

Ancient Corinth to Tolo, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Maria's Restaurant

Tolis selected smaller local restaurants whenever possible.

Tolo, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Maria's Restaurant

Nice setting and good food.

Tolo, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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View

The Argolic Gulf.

Maria's Restaurant, Tolo, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Water Wheel

No indication of how this water wheel was used.

Tolo, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Judas Tree

Cercis siliquastrum - looks very much like our local Red Bud trees.

Tolo to Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Asklepieion of Epidaurus

I used Photoshop to take out all the people at the theater.

Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Asklepieion of Epidaurus

This photo shows the people.  The theater has interesting acoustics.

Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Whole-leaved Scabious

Knautia integrifolia

Asklepieion of Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Spreading Bellflower

Campanula patula

Asklepieion of Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Mediterranean Hartwort

Tordylium apulum

Asklepieion of Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Olive Trees

Olea europaea

Asklepieion of Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Katagogion

A hostel complex.

Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Hestiatorion Complex

Banquet Hall.

Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Stadium

I photoshopped out a crane doing work on the right side of the photo.

Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Propylon

Hestiatorion Complex, Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Propylon

Another angle.

Hestiatorion Complex, Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods

Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Mallow Bindweed

Convolvulus althaeoides

Sanctuary of the Egyptian Gods, Epidaurus, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Bourtzi Castle

Built by the Venetians in 1473, the fortress protected the city from sea invaders and pirates.

Argolic Gulf, Clocktower Overlook, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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MV Optimus S

Oil/chemical Tanker.

Nafplio Harbor, Clocktower Overlook, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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MY Blue

$600,000,000 yacht owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan of the UAE.

Clocktower Overlook, Nafplio Harbor, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Vouleftiko

Originally a mosque, this was the location of the very first Parliament of independent Greece.

Clocktower Overlook, Nafplio Harbor, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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MV Alesund

Formerly a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel.

Clocktower Overlook, Nafplio Harbor, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Argolic Gulf

Clocktower Overlook, Nafplio Harbor, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Palamidi Fortress

Built between 1711 and 1715 by the Venetians. If taking the road is too easy, there are 1,000 steps from Nafplio up to the Fortress.

Clocktower Overlook, Nafplio Harbor, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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MY A+ (Topaz)

Also owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE.

Argolic Gulf, Akronafplia's Castle Ruins, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Paralia Arvanitias Beach

Akronafplia's Castle Ruins, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Akronafplia's Castle Ruins

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Flowers & Tower

Akronafplia's Castle Ruins, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Palamidi Fortress Steps

Some of the 1,000 steps.

Akronafplia's Castle Ruins, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Palamidi Fortress

Akronafplia's Castle Ruins, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Akronafplia's Castle Ruins

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Akronafplia's Castle Ruins

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Akronafplia's Castle Ruins

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Akronafplia's Castle Ruins

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Akronafplia's Castle Ruins

Driving Photo

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shuttered Xenia Hotel

Driving Photo - controversially located on historic property.

Akronafplia's Castle Ruins, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Hotel Antonio Gambello # 11

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Antonio Gambello Rooms

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Priest

Seen as we started a wander around this interesting town.

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shopping Street

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Side Street

Steps going up the side of the Fortress mountain.

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Old Wall

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Shopping Street

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Cat

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Vertical Blur

Light blur.

Shopping Street, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Vertical Blur

Heavy blur.

Shopping Street, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Door

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Door

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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SV Sir Winston Churchill

Built in 1966, now a charter yacht.

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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SY Sir Winston Churchill

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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MY Roraima

Delivered in April 2025.

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Sunset

I wish there had been more clouds.

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Mediteraneo

We had a nice dinner and wine here, though the owner decided to crank up the music.  He nicely reduced the volume when asked.

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Vertical Blur Night Street

One more blur photo on the way back to our room.

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Night Street

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 24, 2026

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Palamidi Fortress

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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MV Star Legend

An all-suite boutique cruise yacht operated by Windstar Cruises.

Argolic Gulf, Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Argolic Gulf

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Palamidi Fortress

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Cel's Bellflower

Campanula celsii - I wish I could grow this at home.

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Fortress Wall

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Palamidi Fortress

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Palamidi Fortress

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Palamidi Fortress

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Palamidi Fortress

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Palamidi Fortress

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Palamidi Fortress

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Palamidi Fortress

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Palamidi Fortress

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Detail

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Bladder Dock

Rumex vesicarius

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Whole-leaved Scabious

Knautia integrifolia

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis fruticosa

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Palamidi Fortress

Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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Greek Spiny Spurge

Euphorbia acanthothamnos

Palamidi Fortress, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece, April 25, 2026

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