Nafpaktos port

The port of Nafpaktos, which is essentially the castle’s first zone of defense, is shaped like a small horseshoe, as its entrance is only 35 meters wide, Left and right to the entrance are two towers. After the city’s liberation in 1829 the port still remained an important transportation and commercial centre that gave live to the city. Transportation to the shore of Achaia, Psathopyrgos and Patras were made by small boat. he small picturesque port accepts daily dozens of small cruise and sailing ships with European travellers especially during the summer months. The ancient name Navpaktos (Ναύπακτος) means “boatyard”, and that is exactly what this settlement was known as throughout time. History recants two major battles that were fought on the shores of Nafpaktos. Nafpaktos is a picturesque town that is situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth in Western Greece. The combination of seaside beauty and fun with mountains makes it the perfect year-round get-a-way. Is the small Venetian port with the two marine bastions at the entrance. This port has been very important and has a rich history, since antiquity. The way it is shaped today has Venetian origins but many of its fortifications are Ottoman, such as the turret with the conical hat..