Voidokilia

Voidokilia 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.
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Messenia, Greece
  • Also known as: “Paralia Voidokoilia”, “Paralía Voïdokoiliá”, “Platja de Voidokilià”, “Voidokilia beach”, and “Voidokilia Beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Navarino castle and Gialova Lagoon.

Castle
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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.

Lagoon
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– 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 .

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nicholas Papastamatiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pylos and Romanos.

Photo: Dnalor 01, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
, historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality , of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

Village
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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.

Village
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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 Voidokilia.

Voidokilia

Latitude
36.9641° or 36° 57′ 51″ north
Longitude
21.661° or 21° 39′ 40″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8G83XM76+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 376699923
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Geo­Names ID
10792582
Wiki­data ID
Q890802
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Satellite Map

Discover Voidokilia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Spanish—“Voidokilia” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Войдокилья”
  • Basque: “Voidokilia”
  • Catalan: “Voidokilià”
  • Chinese: “沃伊多基利亚海滩”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شط فويدوكيليا”
  • Finnish: “Voïdokoiliá”
  • French: “Voïdokiliá”
  • Greek: “Βοϊδοκοιλιά”
  • Russian: “Войдокилья”
  • Russian: “пляж Воидокиля”
  • Spanish: “Voidokiliá”

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