Skafidia
Skafidia is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km north of Leventochori, 3 km southwest of Myrtia and 11 km northwest of Pyrgos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 128 residents
- Description: village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
- Also known as: “Skafidhiá”
- Postal code: 27100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Panagia Skafidia Monastery and Tower of Skafidia.
Panagia Skafidia Monastery
Photo: Kolchak1923, CC0.
The Panagia Skafidia Monastery is an Orthodox Greek women's monastery dedicated to the Dormition of Theotokos and is located in the County of Elis, in the Local Community of Skafidia, 12 km outside the town of Pyrgos.
Pontikokastro
Castle
Pontikokastro, known in French as Beauvoir and Italian as Belveder during the late Middle Ages, is a Byzantine castle in Agios Andreas, Katakolo, in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. Pontikokastro is situated 4 km south of Skafidia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leventochori and Myrtiá.
Leventochori
Village
Leventochori is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is located near the Ionian Sea, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km south of Skafidia, 3 km west of Skourochori, 4 km northeast of Katakolo and 10 km west of Pyrgos town centre.
Myrtiá
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Myrtia or Myrtea is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is located on a hillside near the Ionian Sea. It is 3 km southeast of Douneika, 3 km southwest of Alpochori, 3 km north of Skourochori and 9 km northwest of Pyrgos town centre. Myrtiá is situated 2½ km northeast of Skafidia.
Korakochori
Village
Korakochori is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small villages Agios Andreas, Kallithea and Bouka. Korakochori is situated 3 km southwest of Skafidia.
Skafidia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Pyrgos, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.69842° or 37° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
21.3278° or 21° 19′ 40″ eastPopulation
128Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)United Nations Location Code
GR SKDOpen location code
8G93M8XH+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 290679142OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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