Platanos
Platanos is a hamlet in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia and has about 85 residents. Platanos is situated nearby to the village Myrsinochori, as well as near Pappoulia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 85 residents
- Description: human settlement in Pylos-Nestor municipality, Messenia, Greece
- Also known as: “Plátanos”
- Postal code: 24001
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palace of Nestor and Griffin Warrior Tomb.
Palace of Nestor
Castle
Photo: Fæ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times, and described in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor's kingdom of "sandy Pylos". The palace featured in the story of the Trojan War, as Homer tells us that Telemachus: The site is the best preserved Mycenaean Greek palace discovered. Palace of Nestor is situated 3 km northwest of Platanos.
Griffin Warrior Tomb
Tomb
The Griffin Warrior Tomb is a Bronze Age shaft tomb dating to around 1450 BC, near the ancient city of Pylos in Greece. The grave was discovered by a research team sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and led by husband-and-wife archaeologists Jack L. Griffin Warrior Tomb is situated 3 km northwest of Platanos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iklaina and Koryfasi.
Iklaina
Village
Iklaina is a historic village in the municipal unit of Pylos, Messenia, Greece. The settlement, which is situated in low hills approximately 10 km northeast of Pylos, stands upon the remains of a Late Bronze Age city.
Koryfasi
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koryfasi is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Platanos.
Chora
Town
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chora is a small town in the western part of Messenia, in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. With a population of 2,609 inhabitants as of 2021, it is the largest settlement in the municipality of Pylos-Nestoras and the sixth largest settlement in Messenia. Chora is situated 4½ km north of Platanos.
Platanos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.01397° or 37° 0′ 50″ northLongitude
21.7275° or 21° 43′ 39″ eastPopulation
85Elevation
248 metres (814 feet)Open location code
8G932P7H+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1735465724OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
255032Wikidata ID
Q21601821
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Platanos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πλάτανος Μεσσηνίας”
- Greek: “Πλάτανος Πύλου Μεσσηνίας”
- Greek: “Πλάτανος Πύλου”
- Greek: “Πλάτανος”
- Russian: “Платанос”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Άγιος Γεώργιος and Iklaine Cemetery.
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