Foinikounda
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Foinikounda is a coastal village of Messinia, which has developed into one of the most beautiful summer resorts of the southern Peloponnese. Everyone that visits the location has the best words to say and there are many tourists that came for vacations and eventually decided to stay there for a life. What it used to be a pirate base in the past is a present holiday haven of rest and relaxation.
The village is built in a cove bay, just across the complex of Oinousses that is composed of Sapienza, Schiza and Agia Mariana islands.
Foinikounda offers good food in restaurants and taverns and accommodation in beautiful hotels and apartments that are newly build and modern! Welcoming locals will guide you to anything you may need and help you!
Location:
Foinikounta is situated in the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula, in Messenia, between Methoni and Koroni. It is around 63 km from the prefecture’s capital, Kalamata and the road trip lasts around 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Price: 70€
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Gialova
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A picturesque seaside settlement built in the beach of Navarino’s bay, Gialova has faithful friends thanks to the peaceful natural environment, the enchanting beaches and the romantic sunset. The wider area of Gialova with its rich flora and fauna is an important wetland of the Peloponnese.
We must mention the Gialova lagoon that is one of the most important wetlands in Europe, as it constitutes the southernmost migratory station of migratory birds in the Balkans to and from Africa. The Lagoon is located 7 km north of Pylos, between the settlement Gialova and Voidokilia Cove. The Gialova lagoon is also known as Divari.
Here, another rare species throughout Europe, the African chameleon, is hosted in the Lagoon. In fact, the African chameleon is considered to be an endangered species. Beside the Gialova Lagoon, a landscape of unique beauty is created, the beach of Voidokilia.
It has been declared an area Natura 2000, with tours for bird watching, educational tours in the Path of the Nature and other similar programs of environmental education.
Location:
Gialova is 54 km southwest of Kalamata and around 1 hour trip. Gialova’s location is ideal for surfers from all over the world that visit the place and with the proper weather, they work their skills on the waves!
Price: 65€
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Costa Navarino
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Costa Navarino is the first high-end sustainable eco-friendly destination in the Mediterranean. A perfect destination to promote Messinia, while protecting and preserving its natural beauty, local culture and heritage.
Location:
Located in the region of Messinia in the southwest of the Peloponnese, Costa Navarino is easily accessible by road. Costa Navarino is located about 58 kilometers away from Kalamata (1 hour 10 minutes approximately) and offers private transportation from the Athens and Kalamata airports to its resorts.
Price: 70€
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Oitilo
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Arriving at Oitylo, you first meet the castle of Kelefas, which is opposite the west entrance of Mesa Mani. Built in the 17th century to defend the important port of Οιtilo. At the eastern entrance, the castle of Pasava, 12 kilometers from Gythio, ensuring the control of the entire peninsula of Mani.
As soon as the visitor begins to descend, he is in a magnificent landscape overlooking the sea and the picturesque surrounding settlements, towers and prickly peaks, and he realizes that Oitilo is a dreamy destination. Other nearby places of interest include Diros Caves, Cape Tainaro (the gate of Hades in antiquity), the traditional villages of Mesa Mani, Gytheio and many monasteries and churches.
Another destination that will fill you with memories and images!
Location:
Oitilo is located 7 km from Areopolis, which is the capital of the municipality. From Kalamata it is around 1 hour 40 minutes trip and 70 km distance to go through!
Price: 85€
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Kardamili
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Kardamili is a place of exquisite beauty and is characterized by a variety of landscapes and a stricly traditional architecture.
The old part of the city is looking down at the well preserved castled houses and the post – Byzantine church of Saint Spiridonas, the bell of which has been a pirates loot. The architecturally unique Patrick Lee Fermor’s residence with its magnificent garden amazes any visitor.
Kardamili is full of magnificent places and picturesque ports, deep blue seacoasts, cobbled roads, traditional hostels for visitors, olive trees and various green landscapes set the scenery. Meropi, a beautiful island in front of the old customs and also the remains of the Venetians walls complete the beautiful picture.
Family taverns, bars on the sand and traditional art stores attract the visitors. People there are very welcoming and will guide you through along with the wil to serve you fresh local and delicious recipes.
Location:
Kardamili is a seaside village, 38 km away of Kalamata and around 50 minutes trip. It has been characterized by the Ministry of Culture as a landscape of special natural beauty because it is a remarkable natural landscape with lush vegetation!
Price: 45€
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Stoupa
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The village of Stoupa has easily earned the title “fairy of the Messinian”.
The newly built village that evolved at a fast pace into a famous tourist resort. Its original name was Potamos, from the river that crossed it, but it was renamed Stoupa from the pots that the natives put in the sea to soften and process them easily. The two scenic, shallow, sandy and organized beaches with its clear waters attract visitors from all over the world. The diversity of the landscape is unique. True gifts of nature, rivers, unbelievable caves, harbors, islets and the Castle Hill. Excursions in the wider area offer strong emotions. Restaurants, taverns and cafes on the beach cover all tastes gastronomically.
Especially the beautiful coast of Kalogria has been known to the end of the world because in 1917 Kazantzakis and Zorbas lived there. There they met, their friendship tied, and the famous writer inspired the unique masterpiece of Life and State of Alexis Zorbas.
At a short distance is the village of Lefktron, from which the first families descended and slowly built Stoupa. The city of Leuktro is ancient. It was destroyed many times and its ancient acropolis was occupied by Franks and Venetians.
Location:
Stoupa is 45 km (around 1 hour trip from Kalamata) and is located after Kardamili. While travelling there you will pass from a scenery and graphic landscape of wild and amazing Mani prefecture.
Price: 50€
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Agios Nikolaos
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Agios Nikolaos is a graphic fishing village. Famous for tourist as it offers a calm landscape and people that help you relax! A lot of taverns and restaurants with traditional cuisine make their best dishes to serve you. Over the last decades Agios Nikolaos managed to develop tourism and create infrastructure for the hospitality of tourists during the summer season.
Starting from the village, you can explore the magnificent Taygetos mountain, get to know the Mani tower, the churches of Agios Myronas and Agios Nikolaos, from which it is named after the village, the hamlets with the wonderful cobbled streets, and the gorges of Viros and Rindom.
Nearby is Stoupa, where Nikos Kazantzakis inspired his work “Life and the State of Alexis Zorbas”, as well as the paved streets of magnificent Kardamili village, the ruins of the medieval castle and the ancient fortifications. South of Agios Nikolaos you will find the caves of Diros a magnificent labyrinth of sea caves worldwide known and of course a must-visit sight!
In the village there are two beaches, one with sand and one with pebbles and trees that offer natural shade under the sun.
Location:
Agios Nikolaos is located 48 km southeast of Kalamata and trip there lasts around 1 hour. Located 6 km south of Stoupa is bordered by the Messinian Gulf, making it a quite popular holiday destination.
Price: 60€
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Historical Centre of Kalamata
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Kalamata was a very small city and houses were built around and very close to the city walls of the ancient acropolis. In the beginning of the previous century it started spreading and it was finally united with the houses built by the port. The old city now is the area between the church of Ipapanti, and 23 of March square. It is considered to be the best place to start exploring Kalamata. Walking around the streets you will see old buildings with traditional architecture that lasted over the years, stone-built churches, museums and shops with local products. Here you can also find the small famous church of Holy Apostles, where on 23 March 1821 took place the first doxology of free Greece after 400 years of Ottoman occupation.
Take advantage of our knowledge of the area and let us guide you in a fantastic couple of hours tour with lots of memories and images to remember when you go back!
Location:
Historical Centre of Kalamata is literally in the centre of the city between the church of Ipapanti, and 23 of March square.
Price: 25€ (1 hουr tour)
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