Palace of Nestor
The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy Pylos", described in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad.Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Fæ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: archaeological site, part of ancient Pylos
- Also known as: “Ano Englianos excavation”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Griffin Warrior Tomb and Archaeological Museum of Chora.
Griffin Warrior Tomb
Tomb
The Griffin Warrior Tomb is a Bronze Age shaft tomb dating to around 1450 BC, near the ancient city of Pylos in Greece. The grave was discovered by a research team sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and led by husband-and-wife archaeologists Jack L. Griffin Warrior Tomb is situated 150 metres northeast of Palace of Nestor.
Archaeological Museum of Chora
Museum
Photo: AlMare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Chora is a museum in Chora, Messenia, in southern Greece, whose collections focus on the Mycenaean civilization, particularly from the excavations at the Palace of Nestor and other regions of Messenia. Archaeological Museum of Chora is situated 3½ km northeast of Palace of Nestor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ampelofyto and Koryfasi.
Ampelofyto
Village
Photo: Billy huge, Public domain.
Ampelofyto is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Palace of Nestor.
Koryfasi
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koryfasi is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Palace of Nestor.
Lefki
Village
Photo: Geoandrios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lefki is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Palace of Nestor.
Palace of Nestor
- Categories: archaeological site, palace, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.02721° or 37° 1′ 38″ northLongitude
21.69487° or 21° 41′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8G932MGV+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 303692160OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2047396
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Palace of Nestor” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Nestor sarayı”
- Bashkir: “Нестор һарайы”
- Catalan: “Palau de Nèstor”
- Chinese: “內斯特宮”
- Chinese: “内斯特宫”
- Chinese: “涅斯托尔宫”
- Czech: “Nestorův palác (Pylos)”
- Czech: “Nestorův palác”
- Czech: “Pylos”
- Finnish: “Nestorin palatsi”
- French: “palais de Nestor”
- French: “Palais de Nestor”
- German: “Palast des Nestor”
- Greek: “Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα”
- Greek: “Άνω Εγκλιανός Μεσσηνίας - Ανάκτορο Νέστορος”
- Greek: “Παλάτι του Νέστορα”
- Indonesian: “Istana Nestor”
- Italian: “Palazzo di Nestore”
- Japanese: “ネストールの宮殿”
- Japanese: “ネストル宮殿”
- Latin: “Palatium Nestoris”
- Latvian: “Nestora pils”
- Russian: “дворец Нестора”
- Russian: “Дворец Нестора”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Nestor”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Néstor”
- Swiss German: “Ano Englianos”
- Tosk Albanian: “Ano Englianos”
- Turkish: “Nestor Sarayı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Acropolis of ancient Pylos and Ancient Pylos.
Nearby Places
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