Pylos Sailing Cruise: Navarino Bay, Sapientza and Methoni

The round sandy bay of Voidokilia beside Navarino Bay near Pylos under a clear blue sky

A Pylos sailing cruise takes you out on Navarino Bay, past battle sites and castles to quiet islands and beaches. Browse more boat trips around the Peloponnese on Greece Tours. This page covers the cruises you can book, the bay, Sphacteria, the islands, Methoni, food on board, why this coast stays quiet, other boat trips … Read more

Pylos Day Trip from Kalamata

Aerial view of the hexagonal Niokastro fortress above Pylos, with the town, its harbour and Navarino Bay beyond.

A Pylos day trip from Kalamata is a drive west across Messenia to Navarino Bay, with the castles of Pylos, Voidokilia beach and the Palace of Nestor in one day. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, timing, the … Read more

Pylos Transfers

The harbour and bay of Pylos with Sfaktiria island, the destination of Pylos transfers

Pylos transfers are the booked private rides that bring travellers to Pylos, the harbour town on Navarino Bay in Messinia, from Kalamata Airport, from Athens and from the cruise ports, and that carry them on to the castles and beaches of the south-west Peloponnese. Booked rides across the rest of the country are listed on … Read more

Costa Navarino Transfers

The Costa Navarino villa pool above the sea, the destination of Costa Navarino transfers

Costa Navarino transfers are the private rides that bring guests to the resort area on the Messinian coast north of Pylos, from Kalamata Airport, from Athens Airport across the Peloponnese, or from Athens, Piraeus and the cruise ports, in a car, minivan or van booked ahead, and in a helicopter for the shortest hop. Private … Read more

Pylos Tours

Pylos tours over Voidokilia beach, the Gialova lagoon and Navarino Bay in Messinia

Pylos tours start in the harbour town on the Bay of Navarino, at the south-western end of the Peloponnese in Messenia, below the Niokastro fortress and opposite the island of Sphacteria. The routes cover the castle, the battle site in the bay, the Palace of Nestor, Voidokilia beach and the Gialova lagoon, and the castle … Read more

Pylos Day Trip

Pylos day trip view over Voidokilia beach and the Gialova lagoon

A Pylos day trip is a seven to nine hour run from Kalamata or Costa Navarino covering Voidokilia beach, the Palace of Nestor, the Niokastro fortress, Navarino Bay and Methoni castle, priced from 55 euros a head. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. This page covers the day: what it costs, the … Read more

Pylos Navarino Bay

Pylos town and its marina with the island of Sfaktiria closing Navarino bay

Pylos sits on the south-east shore of Navarino bay in Messinia, a natural harbour four km across closed by the island of Sfaktiria, 50 km south-west of Kalamata, with Voidokilia, the Gialova lagoon and Nestor’s Palace within half an hour of the square. Plan the rest of the trip with Greece Tours. This page covers … Read more