Gialova

Gialova (Greek: Γιάλοβα) 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". The village is in two parts. The beach/port part of the village consists of two short streets, one fronting the Bay and the other at right angles to it, leading to the main Pylos-Kiparissia road. This part is largely commercial rather than residential. Where the two streets meet there is a mole used by local fishing boats (and for car parking). The other, residntial and commercial part of the village is about 1km further north along the Pylos-Kiparissia road. The modern development of Gialova also consists of...