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pgalpin
Kirton in Lindsey, UK669 contributions
Sept 2020
Yet again TA has it wrong and this place is open. If historic sites are your thing and you in the area it’s worth a quick stop but probably not the €6 each to get in. However there is a combined ticket giving access to other places which would be better value. One good thing, the toilets are right beside the car park and very clean. You can use them without actually entering the site.
Written 17 September 2020
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Frenchie69
France55 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
Of course, for those who have read Homer, walking in the footsteps of the “wise Nestor” in the “sand pylos” of the Iliad, is full of emotion. But any visitor will be surprised to overlook a palace, whose pieces, their remains (e.g. dishes) and their use can be clearly distinguished, as they circulate along the footbridges (and in the shadow of the modern structure of the archaeological site!). And seeing a bathtub dating from the Mycenaean period almost intact, personally, it blew me away!
A visit not to be missed!
A downside though: many of the discoveries on the site are normally exhibited at the Chora Museum but... the museum is closed for work until 2027, without this being mentioned or indicated (you discover it when you arrive in front of the site of a museum completely under construction...). Petite frustration…
A visit not to be missed!
A downside though: many of the discoveries on the site are normally exhibited at the Chora Museum but... the museum is closed for work until 2027, without this being mentioned or indicated (you discover it when you arrive in front of the site of a museum completely under construction...). Petite frustration…
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Written 22 August 2024
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natasapapad2
143 contributions
July 2024 • Couples
We went July 20, 2024. It was open normally. Very impressive because you walk in a hanging hanging corridor above the archaeological site, under a roof. It is definitely worth a visit! Very interesting and teaching experience!!! You must go!
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Written 20 July 2024
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Demos J
Hamilton, Canada60 contributions
Aug 2021
My son and I have been to Mycenae and the Menelaion near Sparta, so during a recent stay at Costa Navarino, we decided to visit the Palace of Nestor, in order to complete our tour of Mycenaean sites.
It was a short, pleasant drive from the resort. We went in the morning, but there were no crowds. The place was silent, with only a few other visitors.
Mycenaean sites seem to have a special energy, They were certainly well chosen, with sweeping vistas of the surrounding landscape. The Palace of Nestor is no exception.
There are plenty of explanatory placards. If you're the kind of person that likes to read them all, it won't take very long, and you'll come away with a much better sense of the site. They're very well done.
We finished by visiting the tholos tomb, and were the only people there. The acoustics are interesting. We really enjoyed our visit.
It was a short, pleasant drive from the resort. We went in the morning, but there were no crowds. The place was silent, with only a few other visitors.
Mycenaean sites seem to have a special energy, They were certainly well chosen, with sweeping vistas of the surrounding landscape. The Palace of Nestor is no exception.
There are plenty of explanatory placards. If you're the kind of person that likes to read them all, it won't take very long, and you'll come away with a much better sense of the site. They're very well done.
We finished by visiting the tholos tomb, and were the only people there. The acoustics are interesting. We really enjoyed our visit.
Written 5 September 2021
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ΧΡΥΣΟΥΛΑ Γ
Kozani, Greece14 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Very important archaeological site! Worth a visit if you are in the wider area! Enclosed space, with roof over the palace, polite staff! Attention to the pot: incredibly high prices and outdated products!
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Written 8 August 2024
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S M
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Aug 2024 • Family
The archaeological site is open and accessible. The infrastructure is impressive, modern huge roof that covers the whole space. Boards with detailed but not boring description. The excavation has highlighted one of the most well preserved archaeological sites in Greece. In the shade and cool you can peacefully enjoy the history of ancient Greece, even if there is unbearable heat in the environment. Finally, next to the entrance information desk with video that describes the history of the palace. There's even a copy of a linear B plate found on site. Excellent, polite, helpful staff. Access for disabled people (we had our little one with a wheelchair sleeping and did not need to move it with our hands - we used the elevator and the ramp). Congratulations.
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Written 14 August 2024
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chammp
Modbury, UK1,331 contributions
July 2011
We visited here whilst passing on a hot day. The site is the excavations of King Nestor's Ancient Palace and are interesting. We did not have a guide so had to rely on the signs but these were enough. The cost of entry was 4 Euros for adults and 3 Euros for children. The excavations are under a large canopy to protect them and also presumably to make viewing them a more pleasant experience. The palace is quite large although not well preserved (you have to stick to walkways). There are mainly ruins of walls but there is also an ancient bath tub and some decorative tiling as well to look at. It is a ruin but it is nonetheless interesting if you're the sort of person who likes that sort of thing. You won't spend more than three quarters of an hour there I'd say, but it is nice, particularly when combined with a visit to the honeycomb tomb that is along a track from the car park (entry to this is free).
Written 12 August 2011
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Ptahsuti
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Mar 2013 • Couples
As of 27 March 2013 the palace site is closed. If we understood the gate attendant correctly it will remain closed for the whole of 2013 whilst unspecified "works" are carried out. At time of writing this is not made clear on the Greek culture ministry website. I'd strongly advise checking in advance if coming from a distance. The site museum in nearby Chora remains open.
Written 2 April 2013
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Daniel F
Antrim, UK92 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
I have visited this magnificent Bronze age site on almost every occasion I have traveled to the Peloponnese over the years, and have never been disappointed. However, when I discovered four years ago that it was closed for refurbishment (and some other excavations), with the intention of replacing the old, though still substantial, shelter over the site, and including an elevated walkway, I suspected it would disjoint the emotional experience by not being able to walk around it at ground level.
I was wrong.
Ok, you cannot stand and stare from close quarters at the faded colors around the massive central hearth, or no longer be in virtual touching distance of Nestor's actual bathtub still preserved from circa 3500 years ago. But the elevated view provides a much more satisfactory sensation of the palace as the working, living and relaxing entity it was.
My apprehension was groundless. They did a wonderful job - and they are still excavating around it.
I was wrong.
Ok, you cannot stand and stare from close quarters at the faded colors around the massive central hearth, or no longer be in virtual touching distance of Nestor's actual bathtub still preserved from circa 3500 years ago. But the elevated view provides a much more satisfactory sensation of the palace as the working, living and relaxing entity it was.
My apprehension was groundless. They did a wonderful job - and they are still excavating around it.
Written 31 May 2019
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Visitor_from_Athens
Athens, Greece280 contributions
July 2016 • Couples
There are quite a few mistakes among the various reviews attributed to this very important archaeological site. (One reviewer talks about Pylos town, another the Museum of Chora, a third the Tsiklitiras House in Pylos.). The Palace of Nestor is none of these. It is the best preserved Bronze Age palace on the Greek mainland, reopened after closure for 30 months (NOT 6 years as one reviewer writes), a step that was entirely necessary to ensure protection of the remains for future generations. Now the remains are covered by a glorious new roof and accompanied by ample signage and with a new information building. Let's hear it for the archaeologists and architects and engineers who made it all possible, as well as for the many others who worked at the site recently while closed. A job very well done.
And as mentioned by others, the Palace is on the main road to Chora, a bit hard to find at present because of roadwork. Drive from Pylos north through Yialova, after that follow signs to Kyparissia and Chora. Tha will involve a hard right turn (ignoring left turns to Voidokoilia or Costanavarino. New signage should soon be erected.
And as mentioned by others, the Palace is on the main road to Chora, a bit hard to find at present because of roadwork. Drive from Pylos north through Yialova, after that follow signs to Kyparissia and Chora. Tha will involve a hard right turn (ignoring left turns to Voidokoilia or Costanavarino. New signage should soon be erected.
Written 24 July 2016
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