The palace at Pylos is considered to have been built by Neleus, the father of Nestor and founder of the Neleid dynasty, at the beginning of the 13th century BC and was destroyed about 1200 BC by a fire whose cause is unknown.
The layout of the palace is similar to those of Tiryns and Mycenae, but is better preserved...
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Ancient Pylos (Nestor's Palace) and Museum
Filellinon | Pylos, 4 km (2 mi) S of Chora, Pylos 24001, Greece
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The Palace of Nestor is the best preserved palace of the Mycenaean civilization. Here a team from the University of Cincinnati uncovered nearly a 1000 clay tablets that, once deciphered, proved that Greek was being spoken ca. 1200 B.C. An authoritative guidebook is a sine qua non. That by Blegen and Rawson is the best. Don't miss the beehive tomb...
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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...
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