Pylos town





Pýlos Pýlos is a delightful town, with its waterfront tavernas and its beautiful central square which is surrounded by cafés and were you can have a “káfe ellenikós” in the shade of an enormous plane-tree. On the square you will also find a memorial commemorating the Battle of Navarino of 1827, in which the Turkish fleet was destroyed.
	The neokastro or fortress is definitely worth a visit. It was built by the Turks in the 16th century, but during the last two centuries it served as a prison. You can have a walk around the battlements. Inside the neokastro you will also find a beatiful church and a small museum.
From the port you can make a boat-trip to the uninhabited island of Sfaktiria, just across the bay. Here you can see a small wooden Russian-orthodox church which was built as a memorial to the Russian sailors who fought in the Battle of Navarino.