Petrochóri
in Nomós Messinías of Peloponnese, Greece
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Kalamata Airport (21 mi) - Sparti Airport (48 mi)
- Andravida Airport (68 mi)
- Dionysios Solomos Airport (68 mi)
- Araxos Airport (82 mi)
- Porto Cheli Airport (85 mi)
- Kithira Airport (90 mi)
- Kefallinia Airport (101 mi)
- Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (142 mi)
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Mystras (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Olympia (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Delphi (Unesco heritage, 113 mi)
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 36.981 and 21.662 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 36° 58' 50" and E 21° 39' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:18 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:18 am and 5:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -21.953 and -157.925 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tamarua - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Petrochóri
Petrochóri in Nomós Messinías (Peloponnese) with it's 135 inhabitants is a city in Greece about 132 mi (or 213 km) south-west of Athens, the country's capital.
Local time in Petrochóri is now 05:18 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Petrochóri, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Greece is Kalamata Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Greece is Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pylos, Kyparissia, Messini, Meligalas and Kalamata. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 23% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Costa Navarino The Westin Resort
Traganitsa
Karalis Beach Hotel
Karalis City Hotel
Hotel Artina Nuovo
Artina Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Romanos, Messenia
Romanos is a village and a community in the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, Messenia, Greece. It is 9 kilometres north of Pylos. It is part of the Nestoras municipal unit. The community consists of the villages Romanos and Petrochori. Petrochori is famous because of the Voidokilia beach. Also, near the village there is Nestor's cave.
Cape Zonchio
Cape Zonchio is the name given by the Venetian cartographers to the cape north of Pylos (Navarino) (called Zonklon or Zonchio in Venetian) on the western coast of Messenia on the Ionian Sea, in present-day Greece. It's Latin name was Coryphasium.
Gialova
Gialova is a village on Navarino Bay in south-western Peloponnese, Greece about six kilometres north of Pylos. The name derives from Greek αιγιαλός - γιαλός (shore) and Turkish ova (lowland), i.e. "lowland shore".
Voidokilia beach
Voidokilia Beach is a popular beach in Messinia in the Mediterranean area. In the shape of the Greek letter omega (Ω), its sand forms a semicircular strip of dunes. The land facing side of the strip of dunes is Gialova Lagoon (or Yalova Lagoon), and important bird habitat. The beach has been named "A Place of Particular Natural Beauty". It is part of a Natura 2000 protected area.
Old Pylos castle
Old Pylos castle is a 13th-century fortress near Pylos, Greece. It is one of two castles guarding the strategic bay on which it sits; the other is New Pylos castle. It is also known by its historical Italian and Turkish names, respectively Old Navarino and Anavarin-i atik. Locally, it is simply Palaiokastro (Greek: Παλαιόκαστρο, "old castle").
Costa Navarino
Costa Navarino is the name of a number of luxury tourist resorts in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, southern Greece. It takes its name from Navarino, a historical name for the town Pylos. As of 2012, two resorts are in operation: Navarino Dunes and Navarino Bay. Navarino Dunes is situated on the Ionian Sea shore, near the village Romanos, 10 km northwest of Pylos. Navarino Bay is situated on the Bay of Pylos, 2.5 km northeast of Pylos.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Petrochóri.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Petrokhóri, Petrokhórion, Πετροχώρι, Petrochori
