Discover Neapoli Vion

Neapoli Vion brings together culture, townscape and coast, offering a variety of starting points for your trip. In Neápoli, the ancient history of the town and two museums with different focuses meet hillside development, views of the islands and a long beach. This lets you get to know the town through more than just a single cultural or coastal theme.

History and museums

The ancient city of Boiai stood on the site of present-day Neápoli. The Church of the Holy Trinity stands at the highest point of its hill in Neápoli. This brings two distinct points of reference into view: Boiai locates the ancient city at the site of present-day Neápoli, while the church provides a topographical reference point through its elevated position.

The Archaeological Museum of Neápoli Voion shapes its exhibition narrative around the journey of the ancient traveller Pausanias through the region. The exhibition includes sculptures, inscriptions, funerary stelae, pottery and handicrafts. Its time span stretches from the 3rd millennium BC to the Late Roman period. The exhibition thus combines a narrative perspective with a broad chronological range.

The Museum of Nautical Art and Tradition in Neápoli, Laconia, has a different thematic focus. It houses numerous objects relating to Greek seafaring and interactively presents the tradition of seafaring as a profession in Vatika. Unlike the archaeological exhibition, it focuses on seafaring and its professional tradition. For current visiting information, please contact the museum directly.

Hillside setting and island views

The old part of Neápoli was built amphitheatrically on the slopes of Agia Triada and Vrontas. The term describes development that follows the hillside in tiers; it is therefore about the layout of the old town and its relationship to the terrain. The names of the two hills make this setting concrete. This gives you an idea of how the historic town layout is embedded in the named landscape.

The orientation of the houses is also part of the townscape: it allows views of the islands of Elafonisos and Kythira. While the slopes of Agia Triada and Vrontas shape the layout of the old part of town, Elafonisos and Kythira are the islands the houses face. This creates two distinct aspects of the landscape: the town’s form on the hillside and the view towards the islands.

Beach and sunset

Neápoli’s beach is described as organised and is two kilometres long. The pier is a good place to watch the sunset. These details describe the coastal side in different ways: the beach’s length is specified, while the pier is associated with a particular time of day. For your travel plans, these may be two different highlights: a long stretch of beach and a view of the sunset from the pier.

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