Pylos Finikounda Μethoni

LINKS

Finikounda

(19 links)

Finikounda, Municipality of Methoni: the Municipality of Methoni's website about Finikounda. At the moment it is only in Greek but offers a lot of information and statistics about the area.

Finikounda, website about Finikounda (german). Here you will find some general things about the village, and a couple of photos.

Ikia Service: Heinz Schleissing's website with information about land and construction. (German)

Alpha Watersports: Windsurfing and sailing in Finikounda. (English)

Surf, Sail & Cycle centre: Information, schedule of activities and equipment in the Neilson centre in Finikounda. (English)

Stadion Club: Website about the club. (Greek and German)

Pegasus: renting house in Finikounda. (German)

Finikounda: Homepage about Finikounda.(German and English)

Thanos Manesis' page for Finikounda. Pictures of Finikounda. (English)

Finikounda: Website with some information about Finikounda. (German)

Sarah & Franz Urbanek's site about Finikounda. With pictures and information about Finikounda. (English)

MrJibe's page about Finikounda and windsurfing with a web album hosting several photos of Finikounda. (German)

Onshore.surf: Julian Blaser's site about surfing where you can find some info about Finikounda, and a couple of very good photos. (German)

Finikounda: Carole Ann Grace's painting entitled and inspired by Finikounda. (English)

O Livro de Theta: Images and thoughts. (Portuguese)

Ilias Villa Verhuur: The website of Ilias Kotsiris, and his villa at the village of Kamaria. (Dutch)

Finikounda: Website about Finikounda, with some information about restaurants and bars and some pictures. (German)

Finikounda 2001: Page under construction with some photos by the Morgans. (English)

The lost treasure at Finikounda: Article about the treasure of the Hebrew community of Thessaloniki, carried away by the Germans during the 2nd World War which legend has it sunk in the area of Finikunda. (Greek)

 

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Methoni

(32 Links)

Municipality of Methoni, the official site of the Municipality of Methoni, in Greek and English with lots of valuabel information about the history of the area and the sights.

Weather Underground, Methoni Station: Daily weather forecasts in Greek and English.

The Castle of Methoni: History and pictures in Greek and English.

The battle of Methoni, Orloff's revolution in the Peloponnese: Article with information about the 1770 revolution against the Ottoman Empire. (Greek)

Morozini in Athens: Article by Cornelia Xatziaslani (Architect-Archaeologist), about Morozini, whose column can be found in the castle of Methoni. (Greek)

Modon and Koroni: Brief historical account of the history of Methoni, plus a pilgrim's account (Felix Fabri, 1483). (English)

Natura 2000: The strait of Methoni area, and the Islands of Oinoussai. (Greek)

ROV on the Cable Trail at Methoni: 2-day video tracking survey carried out for the Nestor Institute. (English)

Koutroulis Marriage: Carnival in Peloponnisos, the special carnival of Methoni. (English)

Primary School of Methoni: The school's website, with photos and information. (Greek)

St. Athanasios of Methoni: The life and works of the local saint. (Greek)

The Jason: Photos and information about the Jason which, loaded with POW by the Italians, was torpedoed by a British submarine near Methoni. (English)

Luca's Homepage: Useful information about a boating trip in the area. There is also a nautical map of Methoni. (English)

Hotels and camping in Methoni. A table with some hotels and the camping. The table is in English but the information is in Greek.

Amalia Hotel: Information on the hotel's facilities. (English)

Methoni: Kathy and Spyros Paraskevopoulos site about Methoni and the wider area. (English)

K/S Viking Methoni. (Danish)

Atlantis Club: Photos of the club. (English)

Impressie Methoni: Art inspired by Methoni by John de Jongh. (Dutch)

Methoni Grieks Huis: Painting inspired by Methoni. (Dutch)

Methoni: Peter Welton's painting of the Bourtzi in Methoni. (English)

Methoni: Two photos of the castle. (German)

George Atsametakis Photo Gallery: Part view of the castle of Methoni, the castle. (English)

Methoni: Six photos of Methoni. (Italian)

Methoni: Picture of Bourtzi by Apostolos Evangelopoulos. (English)

Methoni: Ivan Giannou's photo album from the castle of Methoni. (English)

David Wise's photos: Methoni fortress at sunset and the fortress. (English)

Farmer in Methoni: Photograph by Paul Politis. (English)

Cruise port-Methoni: Which cruises stop at Methoni. (English)

Methoni, Images from Greece: Photo of the castle from the sea. (English)

Buongiorno from Italy: 5 pictures of Methoni and the castle. (English)

Methoni Images for Greek Vistas Study tour 2001: Dr Richard Speaker's photos of Methoni. (English)

Methoni: 7 pictures of Methoni. (German)

 

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Pylos

(67 Links)

Pylos: Information about the area and its history from the Perseus Project with photos. (English)

Antonopouleion Museum: Information about the museum in Greek and English.

The Palace of Nestor at Englianos: Information and pictures in Greek and English.

The Palace of Nestor: Information about the palace at Ano Englianos, from the site of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, where you can also find out a lot of things concerning Mycenean habitation and settlements. (Greek and English)

Pylos: Mycenaean Residential Architecture, Palaces and Ordinary Housing, detailed description of the Palace rooms. (English)

The Palace of Nestor: Information and photographs. (English)

The Palace of Nestor at Pylos by Ioannis Georganas. (English)

The Palace of Nestor: 3D graphic representations. (German)

The Palace of Nestor: photographs from the Queen's hall and bathroom, the Throne room (reconstruction), the plan of the palace (LH III), from the slides of the Ambrose Collection (by Z. Philip Ambrose, Professor of Classics at the University of Vermont). (English)

The Mycenean Palace of Nestor: Photographs, information and ground plan of the Palace of Nestor, also of Nestor's Cave. (German)

Archaeological site of Voidokoilia in Greek and English.

Nestor's Cave: Location and history of the cave. (Greek)

Castle of Pylos-Niokastron: History and phots of the castle in Greek and English.

The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project: Introduction, Earliest Prehistory, The Palace of Nestor, Intensive Fieldwork in 1993, Historical Periods, Geoarchaeological Fieldwork, Palynological Analysis, Geographical Information System Database & Spatial Analysis, Plans for the 1994 Season & Conclusions. (English) The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project: Preliminary Report on the 1994 Season. (English)

The Pylos Regional Archaeological Project, Internet Edition: All information about the project, 1996. (English)

The Pylos Project: Field Projects by the Minnesota Archaological Researches in the Western Peloponnese. (English)

Iklaina Survey Project: Field Studies in Greek Archaeology and History. (English)

3rd Office of Primary Education: Information about educational matters, and some photos of Pylos and the wider area. (Greek)

High School of Pylos, class 1949-1955: Old photographs and memories from the classmates of the years 1949-1955. ( Greek and English)

High School of Pylos: The school's website with information about Pylos and the school's acivities. (Greek)

Pylos: Mythology of the area (English)

Pylos: Location and mythology. (English)

Pylos and Mycenae-Bronze Age Greece: Information about the early history of the area in slides. (English)

The Linear B Tablets and Mycenaean Social, Political, and Economic Organization. (English)

Pylos Tablet Tn 316: Translation of the tablet and notes. (English)

Texts from Pylos: Mycenaean and Late Cycladic Religion and Religious Architecture. (English)

Archaeological finds in Pylos: Index of pictures. (English)

Frescoes at the Palace of Nestor: Mycenaean Pictorial Art and Pottery, and information based on the frescoes found at the Palace of Nestor, very detailed presentation. (English)

The Pylos frescoes: Information on the frescoes found in the Palace of Nestor. (English)

On the form of Mycenaean Ships: Dr D. Kamarinou's announcement on ship construction in antiquity, Pylos 25-29/8/99, International Symposium TROPIS. (English)

The collapse of Mycanean Palatial civilization and the coming of the Dorians: Text and bibliography. (English)

Occupation of Pylos: The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides, written in 431 B.C.E and translated by Richard Crawley, this is the fourth book. (English)

Pylos campaign and Sicilian expedition: Background and context for the readings from Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, in The Intellectual Revolution (JACT; Cambridge University Press, 1980). (English)

The Peloponnesian War: Overview and the events concerning Pylos and Sfaktiria. With Aerial photos of Sfaktiria and the bay of Pylos. (English)

Pylos in the Homeric Hymns by Hesiod. (English)

Pylos in Plutarch's Nicias, translated by John Dryden. (English)

Blegen at Pylos: Brief history of Pylos and of the excavations. (English)

The naval battle of Navarino: Brief account of the naval battle. (English)

The treasure of the naval battle of Navarino in 1827: Article about the sunk ships in the bay of Navarino and what their cargo was. (Greek)

NESTOR Institute for Deep Sea Research, Technology and Neutrino Astroparticle Physics: The official site of the Institute, where you can find information about the Institute, its scientific programme (projects, computing, labs, naval infrastructure), latest news, links, updated seminars, selected photographs, events and publications. (Greek and English)

3rd NESTOR International Workshop: Information on the workshop which took place October 19-21, 1993 in Pylos. (English)

The Greybook : Abstract about the Nestor Institute, and the deep sea netrino telescope. (English)

Divari Lagoon: Hellenic Ornithological Society, the information about the area of Pylos in Greek and English.

The Gialova Lagoon Project, by the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete: Case study of the lagoon and the effect on the fauna and flora of its exploitation by man. A very interesting site, with photographs and information about the project and the lagoon. (English)

The meiofaunal community structure of a Mediterranean lagoon (Gialova lagoon, Ionian Sea): Abstract and article in pdf format by V. E. McArthur, D. Koutsoubas, N. Lampadariou, C. Dounas. (English)

Annelid fauna of a Mediterranean lagoon (Gialova Lagoon, south-west Greece): community structure in a severely fluctuating environment: Abstract in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, by C. Arvanitidis, D. Koutsoubas, C. Dounas, A. Eleftheriou. (English)

The Pylos Lagoon: The struggle for survival of the birds of the Peloponnese. (English)

The Gialova Lagoon: Pictures from the Gialova lagoon, at the homepage of Alexie Papanicolaou, a biology student in the University of Edinburgh who was there on an expedition with a group of people studying the migratory birds. (English)

Vacation and caring for the birds: Volunteer work at the laggon in Pylos, and other parts of Greece. (Greek)

Chameleon Trekking: Travel Agency located in Gialova. (Greek, English)

The port of Pylos: Information and plan of the marina in Pylos. (English)

Greek Seismic Stations: The National Seismic Network with coordinates and the Nestor observatory. (English)

The port of Pylos: All information about the port of Pylos, docking, navigation, berthing information etc. (English)

Cruise port-Pylos: Which cruises stop at Pylos. (English)

Biopolitics and Ancient Pylos: Article about the importance of Pylos as a centre for underwater archaeology and marine military studies, by Prof. Andreas Panagopoulos. (Greek)

Construction activities: General construction plans and environmental planning about the area of Pylos. (Greek)

Pylos Diving Club: Photo Gallery, activities, etc. (Greek and English)

Pylos: Article on Pylos in the Encyclopaedia Brittanica. (english)

Pylos: Some information and photos of historical interest. (English)

Nikos Spyropoulos website about Pylos.

Luca's Homepage: Useful information about a boating trip in the area. (English)

Pylos marine: Underwater fishing in Pylos as well as information about boating, fishing and swimming essentials in Pylos. (Greek and English)

Hotels in Pylos. A table with some hotels. The table is in English but the information is in Greek.

Red-Valley Pylos Computer's Center: Some photos of Pylos. The site is still under construction (English)

Pylos: some photos of Pylos and the area. (Italian)

Pylos, Methoni, and the naval battles of the Peloponnisos: Visitor's account of the commemorative celebrations of the naval battle of Navarinon on October 20-24 2001. (English)

 

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General

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Messinia (25 links)

Prefecture of Messenia: Map with all the archaeological sites and monuments of the area in Greek and English.

Prefecture of Messenia: Website with information about access, archaeological sites and beaches in Greek and English.

Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology in Greek and English.

Greek Coasts On Line: The coasts of Messinia Perfecture in Greek and English.

The Odyssey: The complete Odyssey by Homer, translated by Samuel Butler. Pylos is mentioned for the first time in Book III. (English)

The Iliad: The complete Iliad by Homer, translated by Samuel Butler, with numerous mentions of Pylos. (English)

Immagini dal mito: la conquista veneziana della Morea: About the Venetian conquest of the Peloponesse, 1684-1699. (Italian)

Hellenistic Messenia: History site, with information about Hellenistic Messenia. (English)

Pan-Messinian Federation of U.S.A. and Canada: History, archives, sponsors, contact information. (English)

Olive Tree Route Protocol: The routes of oil and olives, the protocol of cooperation between the Messinian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Portuguese Association for the Development of Olive Oil Municipalities and the Centre for Study and Promotion of Olive Oil of Alentejo. (English)

Messenian Grounds: Website with information about the history, geography, economy of Messenia, with photo gallery. (Greek and English)

The Messinia tourist guide: Information about tourism in Messinia. (Greek)

Messinia: General information about the wider area of Messinia. History, geograpical info, culture, civilization and a lot more. (English)

Messinia: A page with some very general information about Messinia. (English)

Messinia: An interesting website with information about Messinia in general. (German)

Messinia: General information about some parts of Messinia. (English)

Messinia: Information about Messinia and in particular, the areas of Messini, Pylos, Methoni, Finikounda, Koroni, Kyparissia, Kalamata, Taygetos, Mani. The pictures used and some of the information about Finikounda Methoni and Pylos have been taken from www.finikunda.com and the Municipality of Methoni.

Messinia: The landscape and the people. (English)

Eleftheria: Local newspaper of Messinia. (Greek)

Information for camping fans: Helmut Prokop's website with information about campings in Europe. (German)

Methoni, Finikounda, Pylos: Photos by Chris Evdemon. (English)

Messinia: 15 pictures of Messinia. (English)

Greek Ferries routes: A website with all the ferries international and domestic routes in Greece. (English)

The Poseidon System from the National Center of Marine Research Institute of Oceanography: Monitoring, Forecasting and Information System for the Greek Seas featuring weather forecast, off shore wind weather forecast, circulation forecast and other related information. (Greek and English)

Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project: The Mediterranean Ocean Forecast System, including information about Sea Surface Temperature (SST), Sea Surface Salinity (SSS), Wind Stress (WS), Heat Flux (HF), 30m Temperature, 30m Salinity, 30m (U,V), 360m Temperature, 360m Salinity, 360m (U,V), Density Mixed Layer Depth, Salinity Mixed Layer Depth, Temperature Mixed Layer Depth, Water Mass Formation Rates, Strait Volume Transport. (English)

 

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Travel Search (8 links)

greek-links.com: Greece, European Regional Directory (English)

in.gr: Tourist guides classified according to region (Greek)

escapeartist.com: Travel and tourism in Greece (English)

goGreece.com: Travel and tourism in Greece categorised in: destinations, travel information, maps, things to know (English)

FORTHnet Directory: Tourist Guides - Destinations (Greek)

E-go Guide: Travel - tourism with subcategories: archaeological sites - museums, accomodation, entertainment, alternative forms of tourism, car-boat rental, restaurants, transport, travel agents, tourist guides (Greek)

Pathfinder Guide: Travel - tourism with subcategories: archaeological sites - museums, accomodation, entertainment, alternative forms of tourism, car-boat rental, restaurants, transport, travel agents, tourist guides (Greek)

Mani Travel: Travel agency specialised in the area of Mani (German)

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