Pylos
is inspired by Navarino Bay and Voidokilia Beach, Pylos, Messenia
Inspired by a real place
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The coast and bay of Pylos in Messenia, scene of the battle of Pylos and Sphakteria in the Peloponnesian War.
The real place
In 425 BCE Athenian forces trapped Spartan soldiers on the island of Sphakteria, which closes Navarino Bay. Voidokilia, in the photo, is a horseshoe-shaped beach at the bay's northern end, below the ruins of Old Navarino castle.
Visiting
Voidokilia is a 15-minute drive north of Pylos town. Walk up to Nestor's Cave and Palaiokastro for the view over the bay.
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