Sfaktiria Lighthouse
Sfaktiria Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia. Sfaktiria Lighthouse is situated nearby to the village Gialova, as well as near Varakes.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 2 km northeast of Sfaktiria Lighthouse.
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 6 km northeast of Sfaktiria Lighthouse.
Varakes
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Varakes is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Sfaktiria Lighthouse.
Sfaktiria Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Historically known as: “Navarina Light”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.90549° or 36° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
21.67306° or 21° 40′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8G83WM4F+56GeoNames ID
13580527
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