Things To Do in Argos

Argos was famous in antiquity for its two citadels. The Greek word aspis means "shield," which is what the Argives thought this hill (98m/328 ft.) looked like. Now topped by a small chapel, the Aspis was Argos's first acropolis, abandoned when the higher (274m/905 ft.) Larissa was…

If you've already seen the theater at Epidaurus, you'll find it hard to believe that Argos's 4th-century theater was not just larger, but probably the largest in classical Greece. Twenty-thousand spectators could sit here, in 89 tiers of seats, many of which were carved from the…