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Pylos New Navarino Fortress (Niokastro)
This impressive castle may be called the New Navarino Fortress, but it was actually built in 1573! It is inextricably linked to the city of Pylos, and its stature and position reminds us of the important role the area played over the centu..
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History & Culture
Pylos Palaiokastro (Old Navarino Fortress)
It might take a bit of effort to climb up to the Frankish Palaiokastro (or Old Navarino Fortress), but the view once you get there is amazing. And then, of course, there’s the castle itself which played a very important role in the region f..
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History & Culture
The city-state of Mystras
Mystras is a late-Byzantine city-state with an illustrious past. It has been uninhabited since 1953, but many of the old houses and churches are exceptionally well-preserved, meaning you can “step back in time” and get a real sense of life ..
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Nature & Outdoors
Tigani Peninsula and Tigani Castle
Tigani means frying pan in Greek, and the peninsula at the bay of Mezapos in southwest Mani really does look like a frying pan if you see it from afar - and especially from above! You get to the ruins by walking along the “handle” of the fr..
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