The Statue of Cervantes

Erinnerung an vergangene Schlachten

Die Statur im malerischen Hafen von Nafpaktos erinnert an den spanischen Schriftsteller Cervantes, der in einer Schlacht seine linke Hand verloren hat. Er hat u.a. Don Quijote verfasst. Die Spanier ha...

Interesting story

This statue made us research the reason of it's being in Naupactus in the first place:) It was very interesting to learn the historical added value.

Small statue in the port

Wandering around the beautiful port of Nafpactos you'll see this small statue of a famous Spanish writer. It is here deservedly as he fought in the famous Levante battle on the victorious Holy League ...

Nafpaktos = Lepanto

It's true, it is only a small statue and you'll easily miss it walking around the old port of Nafpaktos. But it illustrates the important part this little town played in history, especially during the...

Miguel de Cervantes y la Batalla de Lepanto

En el puerto de Naupacto, Lepanto en español, se encuentra la estatua de Cervantes, junto a otras inscripciones que recuerdan la batalla de Lepanto cuando una escuadra de diversos países comandada por...