New Navarino Fortress

The fortress of New Navarino (Greek: Νέο Ναυαρίνο; Ottoman Turkish: Anavarin-i cedid) is an Ottoman fortification near Pylos, Greece. It is one of two castles guarding the strategic Bay of Pylos, on which it sits; New Navarino is located in the southern entrance of the bay, while the northern entrance is guarded by the 13th-century Old Navarino castle, built by the Crusaders of the Principality of Achaea. In juxtaposition with the latter, New Navarino is often known simply as Neokastro or Niokastro (Greek: Νεόκαστρο or Νιόκαστρο, "new castle").

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New Navarino Fortress ranks #2,072 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 123 mapped in Greece. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,608 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kalamata, 40 km away. It is one of the 31 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Peloponnese. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.

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