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Bourdzi, an island fortress in Nauplion's harbour (Greece). If you like Sergio's artwork, there's lots more inside the restaurant!


Location: N side bet. Cockburn & Arbutnot; patio; South Face

Occupant: Kristina's on Corydon

District: Fort Rouge

Neighbourhood: McMillan

Artist(s): Sergio Betto

Year: 2003

 

Kristina's on Corydon's owner, Yvonne Nakoulas wanted a Mural on her patio that was reminiscent of her hometown in Greece. So she and daughter Kristina contacted Muralist Sergio Betto, which whom they've had the pleasure of dealing with before (several of Sergio's abstract paintings grace the restaurant interior).

Nauplion is a moderate size town in the mid eastern Peloponnese of Greece. It is located in a 'picture perfect' place on the Argolic Gulf with its rocky shores slipping into calm blue water. It was the first capital of Greece in 1828. Its charm today is checkered with its history of violence and destruction, bloody conflicts, massacres and pillage. For millennia, each successive invader and ruler of that place left its mark so that today, Nauplion is a creation of the collective cultures that have passed through it. In ancient Greek Mythology, Nauplios was the hero of ancient Naplion (Naplia), and son of the sea god Poseidon; and he became a brave seafarer and an excellent astronomer.

The Mural scene is that of Bourdzi (a Turkish word meaning 'fortress of the sea'), a Venetian fortress founded on a rock that rises from the sea at the entrance to the town's sheltered harbour, and is one of Nauplion's most distinctive features. It was built in 1473 in typical Renaissance construction by architect Antonio Cambello and military engineer Brancaleone. The tall tower at the centre of the castle was the last part that was built. Combined with the town fortresses of Acronauplia (a series of castles and walled fortifications on the high ground of the town) and Palamidi Bastions (8 in all, also on high ground), the town was well protected.

Bourdzi remained in use as a fortress for the town until the mid 19th century, when it became the residence of the 'executioners' in the Palamidi prison. Since 1930, it has functioned either as a hotel, a restaurant or a venue for cultural events as well as a popular tourist attraction.