Nestor’s cave
Nestor’s cave is a cave in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia. Nestor’s cave is situated nearby to Old Navarino castle, as well as near Gialova Lagoon.Photo: Nicholas Papastamatiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Messenia, Greece
- Also known as: “Cave of Nestor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Navarino castle and Gialova Lagoon.
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 240 metres south of Nestor’s cave.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voidokilia and Petrochori.
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.
Romanos
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Romanos or Romanou for locals is a village and a community in the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Greece. It is 9 km north of Pylos. It is part of the Nestoras municipal unit. Romanos is situated 3½ km north of Nestor’s cave.
Nestor’s cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Nestor’s cave” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nestor’s Cave”
- Finnish: “Nestorin luola”
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο Νέστορος”
- Greek: “Σπηλια του Νεστορος”
- Russian: “Пещера Нестора”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Néstor”
- Swedish: “Nestor’s Cave”
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Localities in the Area
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