People · 1845–1913
George I of Greece
King of the Hellenes (1863–1913)
On 6 July 1891 he came to Myloi on the royal yacht Sfaktiria to open the railway to Tripoli. In April 1894 he and his family landed at Myloi again and took a special train to Mycenae.
Also written: Γεώργιος Α΄, King George, Georgios I, Γεώργιος Α'
Events
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6 July 1891
Holy water at the station, in 34 degrees
From the landing stage the king rode by train to the flag-decked station of Myloi, where Archbishop Nikandros of Argolis performed the blessing of the waters and blessed the railway carriages. It was 34 °C in the shade…
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6 July 1891
King George I lands at Myloi to open the line to Tripoli
At 6 in the morning the royal yacht Sfaktiria sailed into Myloi with King George I, the princes Nikolaos and Andreas and Prime Minister Deligiannis, greeted by cannon fire as she passed Nafplio. At 8 the king stepped…
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6 July 1891
Back at Myloi in the evening, the king sails home
At half past six in the evening the trains were back at Myloi. The king said goodbye and was rowed out to the Sfaktiria, which lay at anchor off Myloi; the prime minister followed in another boat. The guests left Myloi…
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6 July 1891
Stowaways on the royal train, and a flask of wine for the king
First the train with the invited guests left Myloi and was the first to run the whole line to Tripoli. When the royal train followed, uninvited locals climbed onto the wagons and into the luggage van to ride along; the…
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10 July 1891
Newspapers abroad report the opening
A telegram from Athens of 7 July appeared in the Lodzer Tageblatt in Poland: the section Myli–Tripolis of the Myli–Kalamata railway had been opened 'yesterday in the presence of the King, the ministers and numerous…
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16 April 1894
The royal family lands at Myloi on the way to Mycenae
The royal yacht Sfaktiria sailed into Myloi with the royal family. They went ashore by boat and boarded a special train that was waiting for them, to visit the antiquities of Mycenae. The yacht waited at anchor off Myloi…