Old Navarino castle
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.Photo: Steve-milea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle near Pylos, Greece
- Also known as: “Old Navarino Castle”, “Old Pylos castle”, “Paleokastro”, and “Paleokastro of Navarino”
- Historically known as: “Paleo Avarino”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nestor’s cave and Gialova Lagoon.
Nestor’s cave
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nicholas Papastamatiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nestor’s cave is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 190 metres north of Old Navarino castle.
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.
Petrochori
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Petrochori is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Old Navarino castle.
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 4 km north of Old Navarino castle.
Old Navarino castle
- Categories: fort, archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.95811° or 36° 57′ 29″ northLongitude
21.65733° or 21° 39′ 26″ eastElevation
125 metres (410 feet)Open location code
8G83XM54+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5081354586OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Bashkir to Ukrainian—“Old Navarino castle” goes by many names.
- Bashkir: “Боронғо Наварин ҡәлғәһе”
- Chinese: “舊納瓦里諾城堡”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة نافارينو القديمه”
- Finnish: “Palaiókastro (Pýlos)”
- Finnish: “Palaiókastro”
- French: “château du Vieux-Navarin”
- French: “Château du Vieux-Navarin”
- German: “Paleokastro von Navarino”
- Greek: “Παλαιόκαστρο Ναυαρίνου”
- Greek: “Παλιόκαστρο Ναβαρίνο”
- Greek: “Παλιοναβαρίνο”
- Russian: “Пелеокастро Наварину”
- Russian: “Старая Наваринская крепость”
- Spanish: “Castillo antiguo de Navarino”
- Turkish: “Eski Navarin Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Стара фортеця (Наваріно)”
- Ukrainian: “Стара фортеця”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gialova and Navarino Dunes Golf Resort - Costanavarino.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Divari Beach Bar Rossos and Marko‘ Cottage.
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