Akronafplia Climbing

NOTE: The sub-areas are arranged left-to-right as one would face the cliff (from the pathway, and as described in the Theodoropoulos guidebook) but most people will park at the Arvanitia Beach parking lot so they will be encountered right-to-left.  

One of the truly horrible approaches anywhere on earth...(Ha !) you have to walk along a flat, paved, 3-meter wide path with the cliff on one side a few feet away and the Mediterranean on the other side a few feet away; the furthest sub-area ("Panagitsa") is a whopping 10-12 minute walk from the car along this treacherous pathway.

On the "flip side" this was (one of) the earliest "developed" area of Nafplio, and as a result most of the bolts we saw were, shall we say, a tad bit rusted.  You'll find much better, stainless steel bolts at places like Anatoli (see Nafpilo sub-area) and Neraki (see Nafpilo sub-area )  That being said, no climber, or any visitor to the area for that matter,  should miss the walk along the Akronafplia !

According to the Theodoropoulos guidebook, [Greece Sport Climbing, the Best of 2nd ed. 2017]  in 2007 there was a substantial rockfall after a heavy rain, and the pathway was closed for a while. There still was a sign saying "no climbing" when we visited in 2018; but climbing seems to be OK.