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Pylos Destination Guide
Delve into Pylos in Greece
Pylos in the region of Peloponnese with its 5,402 residents is located in Greece - some 133 mi or ( 214 km ) South-West of Athens , the country's capital .
Local time in Pylos is now 12:49 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zakynthos, Yiannoulaiika, Yialova, Vlakhopoulon, and Lacedaemon. While being here, you might want to check out Zakynthos . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Pylos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Voidokilia Beach - Pilos (Grecia - Messinia) #2
digilander.libero.it for pictures. Fantastic area of Peloponneso on Ionian see few KM north of Pilos ..
Voidokilia Beach - Pilos (Grecia - Messinia) #4
digilander.libero.it for pictures. Fantastic area of Peloponneso on Ionian see few KM north of Pilos ..
Voidokilia-Gialova-Pylos
Beautiful view from Nestoras castle ..
Pilos - Navarino bay
digilander.libero.it for pictures. Pilos is a small village in the south-west side of peloponneso. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Zonchio
The naval Battle of Zonchio (also known as the Battle of Sapienza or the First Battle of Lepanto) took place on four separate days: August 12, 20, 22 and 25, 1499. It was a part of the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1499–1503. It was the first naval battle in history where cannons were used on ships.
Located at 36.90 21.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Battle of Navarino
The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821–32), in Navarino Bay, on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. An Ottoman armada, which, in addition to imperial warships, included squadrons from the eyalets (provinces) of Egypt, Tunis and Algiers, was destroyed by an Allied force of British, French and Russian vessels.
Located at 36.94 21.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Sphacteria
Sphacteria (Greek: Σφακτηρία - Sfaktiria, in 19th century context also 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 the Ottoman Empire the 1827 AD Battle of Navarino, also in the Greek War of Independence
Located at 36.93 21.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Gialova
Gialova is a village on Navarino Bay in south-western Peloponnese, Greece about six kilometres north of Pylos. The name derives from Greek αιγιαλός - γιαλός (shore) and Turkish ova (lowland), i.e. "lowland shore".
Located at 36.95 21.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Cape Zonchio
Cape Zonchio is the name given by the Venetian cartographers to the cape north of Pylos (Navarino) (called Zonklon or Zonchio in Venetian) on the western coast of Messenia on the Ionian Sea, in present-day Greece. It's Latin name was Coryphasium.
Located at 36.96 21.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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