Welcome
Welcome to the "Nafplio Marathon" which is taking place in Nafplio, a romantic seaport town situated on the gulf of Argolis. Nafplio is one of a few towns in Greece which has preserved the historical Old Town in its true style that offers at the same time unbeatable natural beauty and activities for young and old.
What
Marathon, Half Marathon, 5Km and 2.5Km Children Race
Where
A seaport town on the Argolic Gulf in the northeast Peloponnese, 94 km far from Athens
When
Sunday, 5th of March 2017
Why
Participating in "Nafplio Marathon" provides a remarkable occasion for runners to run along a beautiful route in northern Peloponnese and also stroll leisurely through the narrow streets, elegant Venetian houses, neoclassical mansions with flowerbedecked balconies or walk along the waterfront to enjoy unforgettable sunsets. It occupies a knockout location with two mountains crowned by medieval fortresses overlooking the town and the small island fortress called the “Bourtzi” that once protected the harbor.
How
Contact us and we will make you an unbeatable offer to suit your needs and preferences:
We offer several options varying from short weekend breaks in NAFPLIO, including your entry to the race to a full vacation plan in NAFPLIO and the surrounding area!
Moreover, we can offer you training plans, actual training in the streets and routes of NAFPLIO and, naturally, we will run with you!
For more information and detail please call: +30 6978 524 433
Or email: info[@]www.runningreece.com
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Happy runs!
Date of Races
Sunday, 5th of March 2017
Event Schedule
Marathon Start time: 09:00 from Nafplio, Andrea Siggrou and Othonos street
Half Marathon Start time: 09:00 from Nafplio, Andrea Siggrou and Othonos street
5km Race Start time: 10:30 from Nafplio, Andrea Siggrou and Othonos street
2.5km Children Race Start time: 11:30 from Nafplio, Andrea Siggrou and Othonos street
Distances
Marathon, Half Marathon, 5Km and 2.5Km Children Race
Entry Fee
Your participation in the race is paid and secured by RunninGreece.
The participation includes the following benefits
- Electronic timer (official time and place)
- Participation certificate
- Commemorative medal for participation
- Commemorative T-shirt
- Clothing and personal belongings management
Deadline for Registrations
The registrations service will be available until 28th of February 2017.
Electronic Timing
All participants will be timed by a timing company using an electronic timing system. For this reason, the runners must wear the timing chip they will receive from the registration office along with the participation number.
Attention: Your time will not be registered and will not be included in the results if you do not have the timing chip attached to your shoe or if you fail to pass over the timing mats.
Awards
There will be awards for the first three winners (male and female) in every age group (5 years age difference)
All the participants that finish the race will receive a medal.
Special Awards
• First finisher to be a resident of Elis
• The oldest runner of each race
• Largest team of each race (group registration)
Health coverage
In any case all runners participate solely at their own risk. The organisers have no responsibility for whatever happens to the runners related to health issues or owing to lack of a preventive medical check. It is highly recommended that the participants undergo a thorough medical examination before entering the race. The organisers will not ask for medical certificates from any athlete (male and female), since they all participate at their own exclusive risk and responsibility (parents or guardians have liability for their children). We will also provide offers for special health check-up for all runners, and members of their families.
Routes
• Start time of the Marathon: 09:00 am
Course Description:
Start Line: Nafplio City
Finish Line: Nafplio City
Water stations will be available every 2.5km.
• Start time of the Half Marathon: 09:30 am
Course Description: Pirgos-Ancient NAFPLIO
Time Limit: 3h
Aid Stations
There will be Aid stations to support the runners with bottled water at the start line, the finish line and every 5 kilometers.
Simple Running Offer: from €30 »
BOOK NOW
The Simple offer is addressed to those who wish to manage their stay in NAFPLIO individually. This offer is ideal for those who want to experience NAFPLIO in the “running way” and get the most out of their visit in NAFPLIO. We have selected the ideal locations for you, and we can suggest the ideal vacation plan.
It includes:
- The registration and all the logistics of the race entry
- Special RunninGreece starter pack
- Technical T-shirt
- Commemorative diploma for participation
- Tips and advice for the specific race
- Training schedule depending on your personal targets
- Safe keeping of clothing and personal belongings during the race.
If you really want to feel like a champion, we are here to support you!
Running Offer #1 (with no transportation): from €60 per person »
BOOK NOW
This offer is ideal for those who want to experience Nafplio the “running way”, and get the most out of their visit in the historic city of Nafplio
We have selected the ideal locations for you, and we will suggest you the ideal vacation plan.
It includes:
- Hotel accommodation in Nafplio in 4 stars Hotel for one night in one of the following hotels:
- Pension Dafni
- Dias Boutique Hotel
- Ilion Traditional Hotel
- The registration and all the logistics of the race entry
- Special RunninGreece starting pack
- Technical t-shirt
- Commemorative diploma for participation
- Tips and advice for the specific race
- Training schedule depending on your personal targets
- Safe keeping of clothing and personal belongings during the race.
It starts from €60 per person (runner or not) for a two days/one-night accommodation in a 4star or equivalent hotel.
If you wish to stay longer, you may add as many nights as you want for an additional €35 per night per person.
Running Offer #2 (The Nafplio Running Break): from €99 per person »
BOOK NOW
This offer is ideal for those who want to experience Greece the “running way”, and get the most out of their visit in Nafplio. We have planned the perfect weekend city break.
We have selected the ideal locations for you, and we will suggest you the ideal vacation plan in order to rest, enjoy and gain unforgettable memories.
It includes:
- Hotel accommodation in Nafplio for two nights in one of the following hotels:
- Pension Dafni
- Dias Boutique Hotel
- Ilion Traditional Hotel
- The registration and all the logistics of the race entry
- Special RunninGreece starting pack
- Technical t-shirt
- Commemorative diploma for participation
- Tips and advice for the specific race
- Training schedule depending on your personal targets
- Safe keeping of clothing and personal belongings during the race.
It starts from €99 per person (runner or not) for a three days/two-nights accommodation in a 4star hotel or equivalent.
If you wish to stay longer, you may add as many nights as you want for an additional €35 per night per person.
Special Running Offer »
Get a Custom Quote
Please tell us all your requirements and preferences, how many days you want to spend in Nafplio, what other places you wish to visit and we will come back with a tailor-made offer specific for you! We can add trainings, running tours, car/bike rental, excursions, family activities and many more. In any case our offer will include the hotel arrangements, transportation to and from your hotel, participation to the race and all the logistics of the race entry, transportation to and from the starting line, tips and advice for the specific race, training schedule depending on your personal targets, safe keeping of your belonging during the race and suggested vacation plan for all the days that you will be in Nafplio.
Group Running Offer »
Get a Custom Quote
If you are a group of people, please tell us all your requirements, how many of you are running, what you like and what you do not like and we will come back with a tailor-made offer specific for you and your company!
We can add trainings, running tours, car/bike rental, excursions, family activities and many more. In any case our offer will include the hotel arrangements, transportation to and from your hotel, participation to the race and all the logistics of the race entry, transportation to and from the starting line, tips and advice for the specific race, training schedule depending on your personal targets, safe keeping of your belonging during the race and suggested vacation plan for all the days that you will be in Nafplio.
Nafplio is the most beautiful of all mainland towns, with its numerous Venetian and Turkish buildings, twisting labyrinthine streets and a sophisticated atmosphere that's a million miles from a tourist resort.
Athenians flood the place at weekends to preen and pose in the cafes. When taking a walk in the picturesque alleys of the Old Town, visitors are drawn by the venetian balconies and the wonderful neoclassical buildings and mansions, images that bring feelings of sweet nostalgia.
At a first glance, Nafplio looks like an Italian city because of its architecture and the colourful houses. More fundamentally, Nafplio has a quite an interesting architecture, with many traces of eighteenth century european towns, Byzantine and Ottoman influences. Many of the old town's buildings date back to two hundred years ago.
Some of the places that are worth visiting are the medieval Old Town, the narrow cobblestone alleys, the neoclassical well preserved mansions with the Bougainvillea trees adorning their yards and balconies and the Turkish fountains. In the very heart of the city stands the Italianate Syntagma Square where visitors can admire important historic buildings and monuments.
Two Turkish mosques (the first used to house the first "Mutual Learning" School and now operates as a cinema/theatre whereas the second was home to the first Greek Parliament), the Archaeological Museum with important artifacts from the Prehistoric and Mycenaean Era and the Municipal Gallery are among the buildings that stand out.
Very close to the modern city stand the church of Agios Spyridonas, in front of which Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated, and the church of Agios Georgios boasting important murals such as a copy of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci work "The secret Dinner".
Moreover, another stop is the Palamidi Castle, which proudly stands 216 m above sea level. In order to reach it travellers have to climb all of its 999 steps carved into the rock, but the view from above here is totally rewarding!
Each season is equally attractive and beautiful thanks to the sunny and mild climate and is one of the best places to visit in the off-season. At sunset visitors should take a romantic stroll around the so-called "Arvanitia Promenade", the most popular walk in town (1 km in length) dominated by the rocky landscape of Akronafplia.
Visitors that plan to stroll around; Nafplio is a good base to head out to the numerous archeological sites surrounding it. Epidaurus theater, Mycenae, Tiryns are just some of them
How to get there
BY BUS
You can take a bus to Terminal A / Stathmos Kiffisos in Athens and from there another bus to Nafplio.
Bus number X93 runs from just outside El. Venizelos airport's arrival hall to Stathmos Kiffisos. Buy tickets at the airport before entering. The trip lasts somewhere between a half and one hour, depending on traffic. Price approx 5 Euros.
If you’re already in Athens, bus No. 051 from the intersection Zinonos and Menandrou Streets, south of Omonia, will bring you to Stathmos Kiffisos.
Taxi from the centre normally costs between 5 and 15 Euros, depending on where the taxi picks you up.
Stathmos Kiffisos is a major bus terminal. Find the sign that says Nafplio / Argolida, and buy your tickets there. The buses go hourly on the half hour from morning to evening (some exceptions). The journey takes two to two hours and 20 min., going via Corinth / Isthmos and Argos. Nafplio is the terminus. Price approx. 13 Euros. Discount if buying return ticket tour.
Please note that the bus from Nafplio to Athens stops at Eleonas metro station(blue line) before it continues to Stathmos Kiffisos. From Eleonas the metro will take you to the centre, then continue to the airport. This will usually be a faster solution than to travel by bus. Just make sure you get on the right train, not all of them run all the way to the airport. The metro takes ca 45 minutes to the airport, and departs twice every hour. You must buy a ticket in the machine at the station, preferably using coins (10 euros in 2017). The metro runs significantly more often to the center, and costs under 2 euros.
BY TAXI
The simplest - and cheapest - is to get the hotel you will stay in in Nafplio to pre-book a taxi for you, or contact greek-taxi.gr. A taxi trip costs approximately 150 euros, and lasts a bit over one and a half hour.
BY TRAIN
It is possible to take the "Proastiakos" train from the airport to Corinth, but the train from Corinth to Nafplio is suspended at the time of writing. Yet, it will be cheaper to take a train to Corinth and taxi from there, than to use a taxi all the way from the airport. Ask the hotel you are staying in in Nafplio to book a taxi for you.
CAR RENTAL
If you rent a car at the airport, it's easy to find the way to Nafplio. From the airport you drive directly onto the motorway and follow the signs first to Elefsina, then Corinth, and finally the signs say Nafplio. The road is generally very good, except for a short distance between Corinth and Nafplio which is fairly narrow and winding. Calculate two hours if you keep the speed limit. And you do, don’t you!
BY FERRY
PIREUS - ERMIONI or PORTO HELI
There is a ferry (3.5 hours) and express ferry (2 hours) from Piraeus to both Ermioni and Porto Heli, via the Saronic islands. From Ermioni and Porto Heli you can catch the bus to Nafplio.
A prerequisite for the transfer is the demonstration of the number of participation (BIB).
After the end of the races of the Marathon and the Half Marathon buses will depart from Ancient NAFPLIO to Pyrgos and Amaliada (the time that will be announced at the finish area).
