Voidokilia beach, Pylos

Name: Voidokilia beach
Address: Pylos, Greece

#3 among attractions in Pylos

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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". It is part of a Natura 2000 protected area. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°57'50"N, 21°39'42"E

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Voidokilia beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

4.7 miN
Forts and castles
Palace of Nestor
121 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".
0.4 miSW
Forts and castles, City wall
Old Navarino castle, Voidokilia
12 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.
3.9 miSE
Forts and castles
New Navarino fortress, Pylos
101 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...
2.4 miS
Island
Sphacteria
62 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...

Voidokilia beach, Pylos

Facts and practical information

Voidokilia beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Palace of Nestor

Old Navarino castle, Voidokilia

New Navarino fortress, Pylos

Sphacteria