Nestor’s cave

Nestor’s cave is a scenic viewpoint in , . Nestor’s cave is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint , as well as near the castle .
Photo: Nicholas Papastamatiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: cave in Messenia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Cave of Nestor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Voidokilia and Old Navarino castle.

Photo: Gmichalagas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beach is a popular beach in Messinia, southern , on the Ionian Sea. In the shape of the Greek letter omega, its sand forms a semicircular strip of dunes.

Castle
Photo: Steve-milea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 13th-century Frankish fortress near , . It is one of two castles guarding the bay on which it sits; the other is the Ottoman-built New Navarino. is situated 190 metres south of Nestor’s cave.

Lagoon
Photo: Xrisavgi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
– 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 , near the village of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petrochori and Romanos.

Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Romanou for locals is a village and a community in the municipality , Messenia, . It is 9 km north of . It is part of the Nestoras municipal unit. is situated 3½ km north of Nestor’s cave.

Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village on Navarino Bay in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor in the regional unit of Messenia in the south-west , , about six kilometres north of . The name derives from Greek γιαλός and Turkish ova, i.e. "lowland shore". is situated 4 km east of Nestor’s cave.

Nestor’s cave

Latitude
36.95984° or 36° 57′ 35″ north
Longitude
21.65766° or 21° 39′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G83XM55+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 582715216
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q25162361
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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”
  • French: “Grotte de Nestor”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Νέστορος”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο του Νέστορος”
  • Russian: “пещера Нестора”
  • Russian: “Пещера Нестора”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Néstor”
  • Swedish: “Nestor’s Cave”

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