The long bar and restaurant stands alone on the shoreline. With walls on only one side, each table has an open view of the beautiful, clear water and the people enjoying a swim.
In the morning and throughout the day, waiters run around the beach and serve coffee, fresh fruit juices, breakfast and snacks. Among the heavier items are sandwiches and pizzas, including a prosciutto and spinach pie (which I highly recommend).
Beach-goers can also use the restaurant's sun chairs and umbrellas with the order of a menu item. The prices are reasonable (the cheapest pizza was only 8€), especially if customers plan on using a chair for the majority of the day.
At night, the place completely transforms. While the waiters still run around frantically, customers switch from swimsuits to dress clothes and coffee to cocktails. A mix of modern English and Greek music plays loudly throughout the night, although there isn't much dancing. The amount of people inside just about quadruples at night, leaving barely enough room for George the waiter to bring drinks, let alone dance. Despite the crowd, the general mood is laid back and friendly, with the people eager to socialize and connect with strangers.
However, if you want to visit Nafplio for the nighttime experience, you'll have to wait until at least midnight. Greeks can typically be seen having dinner past 9pm, so the nights' dancing and partying pick up around 1-2am and lasts until sunrise.
One aspect of Nafplio that makes it the most charming place we visited is that it is not a "tourist town." It's beauty isn't commercialized, and visitors can appreciate the town for what it is. The locals will start speaking to you in Greek because they assume you're one of them; but they are still friendly and happy to help when they discover the truth. With the absence of English signs and gift shops with overly pushy vendors, Nafplio and the Blublanc Beach Bar give visitors a chance to experience and enjoy modern Greek culture as it exists naturally.
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Alex, it really is true about the nightlife in Greece. This beautiful town seemed to have some of the best nightlife with the streets full of young people in the later hours. Your post feels really authentic with the reference to the waiter, George, and it really makes me feel like I am back there. By far one of the greatest places we saw!
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