The Municipality of Nafplio announces, organizes and invites to the athletic event: “Nafplio Marathon”, on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
The race will be held with the support of the Peloponnese Region.
The event includes:
-Marathon Race (42,195m.)
-Half Marathon Race (21,100m.)
-5 km. Race for everyone (race also for middle school & high school students)
-1 km. Race (race exclusively for elementary school students)
The Marathon Race route (42,195 km.) consists of two turns from the Half Marathon route.
The Half Marathon route (21.097 km) begins with traffic at the Three Admirals (Town Hall) and Kapodistria Squares and then, the runners continue left on the coastal road Bouboulinas to Filellinon Square where they make a U-turn at the port parking lot from the opening of the islet.
They then return and continue their course towards Nea Kios from the Nafplio - N. Kios coastal road and make a U-turn before its junction with the National Resistance Road before the Inachos River bridge.
They return from the same road towards Nafplio and from Vasileos Pavlou, Sidiras Merarchias and Asklipio Avenue they are led to the Agia Eleousa junction where they make a U-turn.
Immediately afterwards, the runners return to the city from Asklipiou Avenue and finally, from Kyprou and 25th March Streets, they turn right onto Andreas Syggrou and finish at the same point.
The 5 km route starts in front of Filellinon Square. The participants continue straight on Bouboulinas coastal road and, heading to the left, enter and now move in the left-hand stream on the Nafplio – Nea Kios Provincial Road (Coastal Road).
At the height of the Traffic Management Park (2.5th kilometer) they make a U-turn and return to Nafplio.
At the roundabout, they enter Polyzoidi Street, turn right onto 25th March Street and right again onto Andreas Syggrou, finishing in front of Trion Navarchon (Town Hall) and Kapodistria Squares.
The 1 km route starts and finishes in front of Filellinon Square. Runners run along Bouboulinas Avenue, turning around at the roundabout. You can see the route maps here.
More information here: https://www.nafplio-marathon.gr/
