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(Local Name: Pylos) Altitude: 20m/65ft
The name of Pylos conjures up memories of the Mycenaean hero Nestor and the more recent naval battle of Navarino; but it also offers the attraction of one of the most beautiful spots in Greece, Navarino Bay.
Navarino Bay - the name is a corruption of the Byzantine name Ton Avarinon ("of the Avars" - referring to the Slav invaders of Greece) - is the only large natural harbor on the west coast of the Peloponnese. It is enclosed on the seaward side by the island of Sfaktiría, a huge rocky barrier 4.6 km/3 mi long rising to a height of 135m/443ft. The main entrance to the bay, at the south end, is wide, but is constricted by the islet of Pylos and a number of
The name of Pylos conjures up memories of the Mycenaean hero Nestor and the more recent naval battle of Navarino; but it also offers the attraction of one of the most beautiful spots in Greece, Navarino Bay.
Navarino Bay - the name is a corruption of the Byzantine name Ton Avarinon ("of the Avars" - referring to the Slav invaders of Greece) - is the only large natural harbor on the west coast of the Peloponnese. It is enclosed on the seaward side by the island of Sfaktiría, a huge rocky barrier 4.6 km/3 mi long rising to a height of 135m/443ft. The main entrance to the bay, at the south end, is wide, but is constricted by the islet of Pylos and a number of
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