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Achladokambos from Nafplio.

I am hoping to connect with anyone who traveled from Nafplio to Achladokambos Greece recently. After we complete the best of Turkey tour in May we will go to Greece where I hope to visit the villages of my grandparents who emigrated to the US in the early 1909s. Some questions- did you taxi there? Once dropped off is it easy to see the village on foot? Any information and tips welcome.

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I've never been to this village, but given its location, the best option would be to rent a car. Achladokambos is about 30 minutes from Nafplio, which is roughly a 2.5-hour drive from Athens.

Without a car, you'll have a hard time getting there and exploring the village at your leisure. Especially since there are a couple of tavernas and bars where you could ask about potential ancestors. There's also a "Customer Service Center of the Community" in the village; it might be a good place to get some information.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/D9PPXvBze5Yod6E36

Did you notice that the village has a website in English?

http://achladokampos.net/

You can also check out its Wikipedia page in Greek (which is the most detailed) for the village - use an online translator.

https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%87%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B4%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%91%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%82

If your intention is only to spend a short time in this village, you can also get there by taxi from Nafplio.

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Thank you for those details! That’s very helpful. In my original post I should have added that we won’t be renting a car, although I agree it would give us the most flexibility. I know people in our age group (70s) do drive internationally, we’ve made the decision not to.

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Since you haven't specified whether you intend to stay in Nafplio and how you plan to get there, you could take a bus from Athens (Kifissos bus station) to Nafplio. There's a bus roughly every hour (€15 per trip).

https://ktelbus.gr/arg/ticketweb/

If you're staying in Nafplio for at least a night or two, I think it will be easy to find a taxi or driver to take you to Achladokambos.