Gialova Lagoon, Pylos

Name: Gialova Lagoon
Address: Pylos, Greece

#2 among attractions in Pylos

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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. The lagoon, together with Voidokilia Bay, belongs to a unique ecosystem which constitutes a protected zone, in terms of both natural and cultural heritage. From the natural point of view, the entire area, together with Navarino Bay and the island of Sphacteria, forms part of the network Natura 2000 and has been named a Zone of Special Protection, with code GR2550008, and an Area of EU Importance, with code GR2550004. ()

Local name: Λιμνοθάλασσα Γιάλοβας Coordinates: 36°57'47"N, 21°40'15"E

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Gialova Lagoon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palace of Nestor, Old Navarino castle, New Navarino fortress, Voidokilia beach.

4.6 miN
Forts and castles
Palace of Nestor
118 min walk • The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times, and described in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad as Nestor's kingdom of "sandy Pylos".
0.8 miSW
Forts and castles, City wall
Old Navarino castle, Voidokilia
21 min walk • The Old Navarino castle is a 13th-century Frankish fortress near Pylos, Greece. It is one of two castles guarding the strategic bay on which it sits; the other is the Ottoman-built New Navarino fortress. In juxtaposition with the latter, it is frequently known simply as Palaiokastro or Paliokastro.
3.7 miS
Forts and castles
New Navarino fortress, Pylos
95 min walk • The fortress of New Navarino is an Ottoman fortification near Pylos, Greece. It is one of two castles guarding the strategic Bay of Pylos, on which it sits; New Navarino is located in the southern entrance of the bay, while the northern entrance is guarded by the 13th-century...
0.5 miW
Beach
Voidokilia beach, Pylos
13 min walk • 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. On the land-facing side of the strip of dunes is Gialova Lagoon, an important bird habitat. The beach has been named "A Place of Particular Natural Beauty".
2.4 miS
Island
Sphacteria
61 min walk • Sphacteria also known as Sphagia is a small island at the entrance to the bay of Pylos in the Peloponnese, Greece. It was the site of three battles: the 425 BC Battle of Sphacteria in the Peloponnesian war. the 1825 AD Battle of Sphacteria in the Greek War of Independence from...