Voidokilia

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.

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Navarino castle and Gialova Lagoon.

Old Navarino castle

Castle

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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.

Gialova Lagoon

Lagoon

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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.

Nestor’s cave

Scenic viewpoint

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Nestor’s cave is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pylos and Romanos.

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.

Romanos

Village

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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.