Arvanitia, Coastal beach in Nafplio, Greece

Arvanitia is a beach along the southern edge of the Akronafplia peninsula with views of the Mediterranean Sea and rocky cliffs. It features changing rooms and seasonal food services, accessible via a paved coastal path from central Nafplio.

In 1775, during the Ottoman-Venetian wars, about 5,000 Albanians who had flooded into the Peloponnese were lured by Kapetan Pasha Gazi Hasan onto the ramparts of Palamidi and thrown from the cliff at night; the cove below turned red with their blood and took the name Arvanitia. The site lies between the Palamidi rock and the southern slopes of Acronauplia.

The name Arvanitia comes from the Albanian (Arvanite) fighters killed here in 1775. Since 1995 the Arvanitia winter swimmers' club, led by Ioanna Kyriakopoulou, has swum from this shore through the cold months.

The site lies between the rock of Palamidi and the southern foothills of Acronauplia, reached on foot from Nafplio along a coastal path. The winter swimmers' club Arvanitia, founded in 1995, uses the spot outside the summer season.

The name Arvanitia comes from the Albanian (Arvanite) fighters killed here in 1775, when, according to the source, 5,000 were led by Kapetan Pasha Gazi Hasan onto the Palamidi ramparts and thrown from the cliff at night; the cove below turned red with their blood. The site lies between the Palamidi rock and the southern slopes of Acronauplia.