Pyrgos

Built around a defensive tower in the western Peloponnese, Pyrgos grew into the administrative centre of Elis. The city lies on the lowland between the Ionian Sea and the Alpheios River, within an agricultural part of western Greece. Its name is Greek for “tower”, recalling the structure associated with its early settlement. At its centre, the Apollon Theatre, designed by architect Ernst Ziller in the 19th century, ranks among Pyrgos’s principal civic landmarks. The wider area also includes the archaeological landscape of Elis and Ancient Olympia farther inland. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Pyrgos and Elis relate to their surroundings.

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