Pylos

Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands · Greece

Pylos, Greece
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Best time to go
spring through autumn
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A picturesque harbour town in Messenia overlooking the vast Navarino Bay, site of a decisive naval battle in the Greek War of Independence. Its Venetian and Ottoman castle and shaded main square anchor the waterfront.

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