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Palace of Nestor

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Palace of Nestor

Photo: Alun Salt, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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The Palace of Nestor was an important centre in Mycenaean times and is traditionally identified with the palace of the Homeric king Nestor at "sandy Pylos", described in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad.
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Map of Palace of Nestor

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Pylos" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Directions: 10 km north of Pylos, on the way to Kiparissia
GPS coordinates: 37.02722, 21.69500

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