Kyparissia Gulf

The Gulf of Kyparissia forms a long curve in the western coast of the Peloponnese, between Cape Katakolo and Cape Kounellos. The Alpheios and Neda rivers reach the Ionian Sea along its shore, and sandy beaches stretch south toward Kyparissia. In medieval times the bay was known as the Gulf of Arcadia, after the coastal town then called Arcadia. Its castle overlooked the approaches from the coast into the fertile plains of Triphylia and Messenia.