The Land Gate
Reconstructed Venetian gateway that once shut at sunset, guarding the only land entry to the old town.
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This guide to the Land Gate in Nafplio starts with a battered stone lion of Saint Mark and the strict rule it once presided over, when the only road into town crossed a seawater moat on a movable wooden bridge. It touches the Venetian commander Francesco Morosini, a governor named Grimani, and a dispute over the gate's true age. Best heard standing in front of the arch, looking up at the stonework.
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