Mycean. Tholos Tomb
Mycean. Tholos Tomb is an archaeological site in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia. Mycean. Tholos Tomb is situated nearby to the post office ΕΛΤΑ, as well as near the village Koryfasi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Nestor and Gialova Lagoon.
Palace of Nestor
Castle
Photo: Fæ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times, and described in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor's kingdom of "sandy Pylos". The palace featured in the story of the Trojan War, as Homer tells us that Telemachus: The site is the best preserved Mycenaean Greek palace discovered. Palace of Nestor is situated 4 km north of Mycean. Tholos Tomb.
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 3½ km south of Mycean. Tholos Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koryfasi and Romanos.
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.
Tragana
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tragana is a town in the municipality of Trifylia, Messenia in Greece. An early Bronze age cremation was found there.
Mycean. Tholos Tomb
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.99395° or 36° 59′ 38″ northLongitude
21.67826° or 21° 40′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8G83XMVH+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5167433039OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Mycean. Tholos Tomb” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Θολωτός τάφος Οσμάναγα”
- Russian: “Толос (Микенск. гробница)”
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