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Pylos
Pylos is a pretty little town built up a hill on the south coast of the bay of Navarino. Snow-white two-storey houses with courtyards drenched in flowers. The main square ringed with pastry shops is sheltered by humongous, centuries-old plane trees. The Turko-Venetian fortress, known as Neokastro, dominates the west side of town.
Finikounda is a picturesque fishing village at the back of a bay.
Kayaks and fishing boats are drawn up all along its sandy shore,
while its taverns serve their fresh catch to little tables at the
water's edge. From its hilltop site the Venetian citadel crowns the town. A proper eagle's nest, with thick walls and massive gates, it cuts a powerful and magnificent figure. Below the fortress in a little palm grove is a small building housing Koroni's collection of historical and archaeological artifacts.
The Archaeological Museum of Chora was erected in 1969, by the Greek
Archaeological Society. It includes fine collections of Pottery and
small finds coming from cemeteries of the Mycenaean period (1600 -
1100 B.C.).
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bay of Voidokilia extends from the base of the old castle. A
tranquil, carefree sanctuary, the floor of the bay is covered with a
thick layer of sand. At the southernmost tip of the west coast of
the Peloponnese lies Methoni. In the town are some enormous Venetian
wells whose marble rims are furrowed by the pressure of huge ropes
over the centuries. Homer called Methoni "rich in vines", and
tradition maintains that the town is so called because the donkeys
(onoi) carrying its wine used to get drunk (methoun), from the heady
aroma. One enters the castle by crossing a massive bridge, impressed
by the gigantic walls, imposing bastions and monumental gates. To
the south, another bridge unites the citadel with the Bourtzi, a
fortified islet with casemates and towers. But there's much more to
see in Messiness. 
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