One of the most interesting areas regarding this subject is the historical centre. This part of the city displays an urban planning that reminds the Venetian style.
On the other hand, to the left and to the right of this centre the town planning is dominated by two rectilinear axis roads. This is where some elaborated civil residences were built in the early 20th century following the architectural standards from the West.
Regarding the traditional residences of Nafpaktos, there are several houses built of stone, mostly on the way to the Castle. |
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The roads are in general cobbled and narrow.
However, the most impressive structure on Nafpaktos is the Castle.
This example belongs to the fortress architecture type, and went through many construction stages from the ancient times to |
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Regarding the architecture, there are interesting variations in the masonry, visible in many parts of these walls, testifying about the several periods that the construction process went through.
The identified periods -Ancient, Byzantine, Venetian, and Ottoman- exerted a deep influence not only in the architecture, but also in the art, politics, and general development of the whole Greece.
The great exponents of the stages that Nafpaktos went through in terms of architecture are one of the main attractions of this city. |
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