Gargalianoi

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Gargalianoi is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 122.680 km². It is situated 4 km from the Ionian Sea coast, 18 km north of Pylos, 21 km south of Kyparissia and 43 km west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 passes through the town. ()

Local name: Γαργαλιάνοι Population: 6.3 thous. (2020)Coordinates: 37°4'0"N, 21°37'60"E

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Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian IslandsGreece

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Gargalianoi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palace of Nestor, Archaeological Museum of Chora, Proti Island.

4.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Palace of Nestor
111 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".
4.9 miE
Museum, Archaeological museum, Specialty museum
Archaeological Museum of Chora
126 min walk • 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.
4.7 miW
Island
Proti Island
121 min walk • Proti Island of Messenia is an island in the Ionian Sea, on the west coast of the Peloponnese; it is counted as one of the Ionian Islands, though administratively, it is part of the municipality of Gargalianoi, in the regional unit of Messenia.