Navarino Bay

Places of Interest

Old Navarino castle

Castle

Photo: Steve-milea, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Old Navarino castle is a 13th-century Frankish fortress near Pylos, Greece. It is one of two castles guarding the bay on which it sits; the other is the Ottoman-built New Navarino. Old Navarino castle is situated 3½ km northwest of Navarino Bay.

Gialova Lagoon

Lagoon

Photo: Xrisavgi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gialova Lagoon – also known as Divari, from the Latin word vivarium, meaning "fishery" – is a brackish body of water in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor, Greece, about 8 kilometres north of Pylos. Gialova Lagoon is situated 3 km northwest of Navarino Bay.

Archaeological Museum of Pylos

Museum

Photo: Harald Rossa, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Archaeological Museum of Pylos is situated 3 km south of Navarino Bay.

Places in the Area

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".

Pylos

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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.

Voidokilia

Photo: Gmichalagas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Voidokilia Beach is a popular beach in Messinia in the Mediterranean area. In the shape of the Greek letter omega, its sand forms a semicircular strip of dunes.

Navarino Bay

Satellite Map

Places with the Same Name

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Bays to Discover

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