Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Camping Erodios
CAMPGROUND $
( 27230 23269;
www.erodioss.gr
; camp sites per adult/tent/car €7/5/4, 2-/4-bed cabins €65/
75; )
Neat as a pin, this campground has a good stretch of beach on Navarino Bay and
great facilities. It's northwest of the village on the road leading out to the Gialova La-
goon and Paleokastro.
Hotel-Restaurant Zoe
HOTEL $$$
( 27230 22025;
www.zoeresort.com
; r incl breakfast from €65, apt from €85; )
This once-
small family-run place on the seafront near the pier is morphing into a constantly ex-
panding resort. We like the older hotel rooms with the small front balcony, although
they're potentially noisy if Zoe's outdoor taverna rocks on. The resort section is modern,
but lacks shade.
Elia
MEDITERRANEAN $
( 27230 23503;
www.elia-gialova.gr
; mains €6-15; Feb-Oct)
This is a gourmet-
Greek-cum-contemporary-Mediterranean eatery. The smoked pork and octopus can only
be outdone by the ambience, with its trendy designer lights and flower boxes.
Getting There & Away
There are several buses a day south to Pylos (€2, 15 minutes) and several north to Ky-
parissia via Nestor's Palace and Hora. A taxi between Gia
lova and Pylos costs around €15.
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Around Gialova
Sights
Paleokastro
RUIN
The ruins of this ancient castle lie 5km west of Gialova on rugged
Koryphasion Hill
, a
formidable natural defensive position overlooking the northern entrance to Navarino
Bay.
The road to the castle is signposted on the northern edge of the village. It crosses the
narrow spit of land that separates Navarino Bay from the Gialova Lagoon, and finishes at
