Palace of Nestor

#98 among destinations in Greece

Forts and castles

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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". ()

Local name: Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα Coordinates: 37°1'38"N, 21°41'42"E

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Ethnki Odos Kiparissias PylouChora 246 00 Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian IslandsGreece

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+30 2763 031437

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Palace of Nestor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Navarino castle, Archaeological Museum of Chora, Voidokilia beach, Gargalianoi.

5.2 miSW
Forts and castles, City wall
Old Navarino castle, Voidokilia
133 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.
2.3 miNE
Museum, Archaeological museum, Specialty museum
Archaeological Museum of Chora
59 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 miS
Beach
Voidokilia beach, Pylos
121 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".
4.4 miNW
Town
Gargalianoi
111 min walk • 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.