City and port of Lepanto (Naupactus)
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Lo que dice el Arxiduc:
“The city of Lepanto or Naupactus (farmers call it ‘Epakto’) has 1,500 inhabitants. It is completely surrounded by medieval walls which were supposedly built following ancient Greek walls. In some spots, they are the base of the walls, and form to the south and southeast a large triangle supported on an earthen hill, with only rocky gray sandstone above. Two walls descend from the fortress up high down to the sea (the wall on the west is broken). They are joined in fairly equal distances by transverse walls to form five different apartments.”
“This previously famous port is now completely full of mud. To the side is a type of dock where fresh water descends in the middle. Only a few small brazzere boats can find refuge here. The wharf is also so abandoned that you have to climb on top of planks to reach land.”
Datos proyecto Nixe III:
Upon reaching Lepanto by sea, the wall around the city’s port stands out. Here we can see the entrance from the very dock. Turning around to the left and on the dock itself, we were surprised to find a statue of Miguel de Cervantes, commemorating his participation in the famous Battle of Lepanto.
At any rate, another statue truly presides over the port, the one commemorating the bravery of a Paxí local who tried to set the Ottoman ships on fire in one of the battles during the 19th century. Another statue was dedicated to the same individual in his home town, Porto Gaios.
On the following morning, after having slept in the beautiful port, we climbed up to the fortress. Once inside, we climbed up to the church dedicated to the Prophet Elijah.
We couldn’t take a picture from the church because of all the new trees now planted around it. A guide told us that the old ones were mostly cut down not that long ago, well into the 20th century. A bit farther down we can see the port with the mountains on the southern shore in front.
There is a spectacular view from here, almost 200 meters above sea level, of the bridge joining Rion and Antirion at the gulf’s entrance. It’s a few miles to the west of here. The bridge was finished in 2004, just in time for the Olympic Games held in Athens.
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