Monument of the Russians
Monument of the Russians is a monument in Peloponnese, Greece. Monument of the Russians is situated nearby to the church St. Nicholas, as well as near Gialova Lagoon.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 2½ km north of Monument of the Russians.
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 north of Monument of the Russians.
Nestor’s cave
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nicholas Papastamatiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nestor’s cave is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3 km north of Monument of the Russians.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voidokilia and Pylos.
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.
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 3½ km northeast of Monument of the Russians.
Monument of the Russians
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.93483° or 36° 56′ 5″ northLongitude
21.66699° or 21° 40′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8G83WMM8+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5536039305OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
“Monument of the Russians” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Русским морякам”
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Highlights include St. Nicholas and Battle of Navarino.
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