Vigla at Memi

Vigla at Memi is a castle in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia. Vigla at Memi is situated nearby to the church Agios Georgios, as well as near the beach Kryoneri.

Type: Castle
Description: watchtower in Messenia, Koroni Municipal Unit, Greece
Also known as: “Κουλάς Αγίου Γεωργίου”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle of Koroni and Panagia Eleistria.

Castle of Koroni

Castle

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle of Koroni is situated 3 km northeast of Vigla at Memi.

Panagia Eleistria

Church

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Panagia Eleistria is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Vigla at Memi.

Agia Sophia

Church

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Agia Sophia is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Vigla at Memi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asine and Koroni.

Asine was a town of ancient Messenia, which was built by the Dryopes, when they were expelled from Asine in the Argeia. In one of the early wars between the Lacedaemonians and the Argives, the Asinaeans joined the former when they invaded the Argive territory…

Koroni

Photo: Kris Sliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Koroni or Corone is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.