Petrochori
Petrochori is a beach in Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia. Petrochori is situated nearby to the beach Agios Nikolaos, as well as near Romanos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Voidokilia and Old Navarino castle.
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.
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 south of Petrochori.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petrochori and Romanos.
Romanos
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Rikia
Hamlet
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rikia is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Petrochori.
Petrochori
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.97877° or 36° 58′ 44″ northLongitude
21.65586° or 21° 39′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8G83XMH4+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 295645627OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Petrochori” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πετροχώρι”
- Russian: “пляж Петрохори”
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