Rigklia

Rigklia is a village in West Mani, Messenia and has about 124 residents. Rigklia is situated nearby to the village Ano Rinklia, as well as near Agios Dimitrios.

Type: Village with 124 residents
Description: Village in Southern Greece.
Also known as: “Káto Rínglia”, “Riglia”, “Ringlia”, and “Ρίγκλια”
Postal code: 24024

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leuktron Castle.

Leuktron Castle

Castle

The castle of Leuktron or Beaufort is a late medieval fortification in Greece in the southern Peloponnese, on the Mani Peninsula. It is on the eastern shore of the Messenian Gulf, close to the ancient settlement of Leuctra and the modern village of Stoupa. Leuktron Castle is situated 3½ km northwest of Rigklia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agios Nikolaos and Stoupa.

Agios Nikolaos

Village

Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aghios Nikolaos, Agios Nikolaos or Saint Nicholas, is a fishing village in the Mani Peninsula in southern Greece about 30 kilometres south-east of Kalamata, on the eastern shore of the Messenian Gulf, and about 4 kilometres south of Stoupa, a larger tourist village.

Stoupa

Village

Photo: Mollerup, Public domain.

Stoupa is a village on the coast of the southern Peloponnese peninsula in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Lefktro within the municipality of West Mani, in Messenia and the historic region of Mani Peninsula. Stoupa is situated 4 km northwest of Rigklia.