Pýlos
Pýlos is a ruin in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia. Pýlos is situated nearby to the village Gialova, as well as near Varakes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Pylos.
Archaeological Museum of Pylos
Museum
Photo: Harald Rossa, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Archaeological Museum of Pylos is situated 130 metres north of Pýlos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pylos and Gialova.
Pylos
Photo: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Pylos, historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Gialova
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gialova is a village on Navarino Bay in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor in the regional unit of Messenia in the south-west Peloponnese, Greece, about six kilometres north of Pylos. The name derives from Greek γιαλός and Turkish ova, i.e. "lowland shore". Gialova is situated 4½ km north of Pýlos.
Varakes
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Varakes is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Pýlos.
Pýlos
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Pílos” and “Pylos”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.91127° or 36° 54′ 41″ northLongitude
21.69213° or 21° 41′ 32″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8G83WM6R+GVGeoNames ID
255292
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In Other Languages
“Pýlos” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Pýlos”
- Greek: “Πύλος”
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