{"id":41027,"date":"2024-11-05T07:30:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/rossikos-nafstathmos-russian-bay\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:08:19","slug":"rossikos-nafstathmos-russian-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/rossikos-nafstathmos-russian-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Rossikos Nafstathmos (Russian bay)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rossikos_Nafstathmos.jpg\" alt=\"The Russian bay of Poros island\" class=\"wp-image-37683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rossikos_Nafstathmos.jpg 842w, https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rossikos_Nafstathmos-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rossikos_Nafstathmos-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Rossikos_Nafstathmos-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rossikos Nafstathmos (Russian bay). from SW<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The bay of <strong>Rossikos Nafstathmos (Russian Naval Station)<\/strong>, on the western side of Poros, owes its name to events that took place during the early years of the modern Greek state. After the Greek War of Independence, Poros became an important naval centre and a location where the fleets of the Great Powers maintained a presence to protect the newly established country.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the early 19th century a <strong>naval base of the Russian fleet<\/strong> was established in this bay, with stone-built warehouses and supply facilities constructed along the shore. The remains of these structures, known as the <strong>Russian Naval Station<\/strong>, can still be seen today in ruined form and form a distinctive historical landmark of the area.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 1831, during the period of political unrest that followed the rule of <strong>Ioannis Kapodistrias<\/strong>, the bay became associated with dramatic events of the time. Conflicts and destruction involving ships and naval facilities occurred in the area, reflecting the instability that affected the young Greek state during those turbulent years.<\/p>\n\n<p>Today the bay is a <strong>popular anchorage for yachts<\/strong>, appreciated both for the shelter it provides and for its natural beauty, while the ruins of the former naval station remain as a reminder of this lesser-known chapter in Greek maritime history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bay of Rossikos Nafstathmos (Russian Naval Station), on the western side of Poros, owes its name to events that took place during the early years of the modern Greek state. After the Greek War of Independence, Poros became an important naval centre and a location where the fleets of the Great Powers maintained a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[932,933,931],"class_list":["post-41027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-methana-pros-island","tag-932","tag-933","tag-931","category-446","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41027"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42437,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41027\/revisions\/42437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eagleray.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}