• Sketch of the fortress and its town by Vincenzo Coronelli, 1688. View of the fortress from the sea, 1827. The fortress of New Navarino...
  • The fortress of New Navarino is an Ottoman fortification near Pylos. It is one of two castles guarding the strategic.
  • Notes: The fortress of New Navarino (Greek: Νέο Ναυαρίνο; Ottoman Turkish: Anavarin-i cedid) is an Ottoman fortification near Pylos, Greece.
  • The fortress of Neokastro (New Navarino Castle) is one of the best preserved in Greece. The site is generally open on weekdays from 08.30 am at 15.00 pm.
  • ...historic bay of Navarino, which is famed for the naval battle of 1827 between the Turkish and allied naval forces lies Neokastro, also known as New Navarino Castle.
  • Niokastro or New Navarino is built on the hill above Pylos and is considered, along with Palaiokastro, the guard of the passage of the natural port of Pylos.
  • The harbour and island of Navarin, the ruined castle of Paleo Navarino, and a corner of the fortress of Neokastro, now become visible.
  • It might take a bit of effort to climb up to the Frankish Palaiokastro (or Old Navarino Fortress), but the view once you get there is amazing.
  • This fortress is from the 13th century and was built to guard the bay as one of two fortresses – the other one being the New Navarino Fortress.