Kalamata Holidays - Tremendously Varied and Unspoiled Destinations

Added: 06/09/2006

Kalamata is the capital and main port of the Messinia region of the Peloponese on the Greek mainland. It is famous as the town of olive trees and as the gateway to Mani. Kalamata is as popular with Greek tourists as those from further afield. Things to do here on Kalamata holidays include swimming, walking in the old castle and old city, fishing and traveling all around the southern Peloponese.

The capital of the Messinia region of the Peloponnese, Kalamata is the airport, railway terminus, major sea port, and bus station, which makes it a transportation hub and gateway to all the surrounding area, and a good portion of the southern Peleponese. It has ferry service regularly in the summer to Crete. There is nowhere in the southern Peleponese that has more transportation options.

Kalamata airport is the gateway to some of the most spectacular and interesting areas of the southern Peloponnese and several superb
Peloponnese holiday destinations. Kalamata travel destinations from the airport are based in two popular scenic areas; the peninsulas of Mani and Messinia which both have some of the most outstanding sandy beaches in Greece.

The destinations for Kalamata holidays include some attractive resorts easily accessed from Kalamata airport. Finikounda is a pretty fishing village with a warm friendly atmosphere, lots of Greek character and three scenic beaches. Pylos is a small picturesque harbor village with a
famous well-preserved fortress. The historic fishing village of Methoni has a huge cliff top castle. Koroni is a little Greek town siruated on the tip of the Messinia Peninsula. Stoupa is an excellent peaceful Mani beach resort, ideal for beach relaxation and exploring the fascinating
Mani region. Yialova is a tiny resort with a friendly Greek atmosphere and an excellent large sandy beach surrounded by gentle hills, vineyards and olive groves.

Kalamata holidays accessed from the airport offer an extraordinary variety of landscapes ranging from the unique Mani Peninsular with its famous tower houses to lush valleys, wild rivers, ravines and mountains. Kalamata itself is famous for its olives, its 13th century castle and a few museums. It has the best air, road and sea transport connections for holidays on the Mani Peninsular, and the Messinian Bay. Kalamata holidays are also popular with train enthusiasts due its remarkable narrow-gauge railways.

Kalamata has hotels ranging from hovels in more questionable parts of town, to four-star hotels by the seaside. Kalamata Olives are featured in finer restaurants around the world, but it has other culinary distinctions. The area to the south has various honeys that have been praised by travelers back to the French Morea expeditions of the 1700's. Honey from the region is held in high regard even today.

Kalamata holidays offer a tremendously varied list of attractions. Beaches in the Kalamata region are some of the best in Greece. There are long stretches of golden sand in beautiful bays, sloping gently into calm warm turquoise water. Kalamata holidays are ideal for lazy beach holidays or for those who like to get out and explore. Kalamata holidays offer dozens of excursions that include atmospheric mountain villages, ancient sites; cliff top coast walks, fishing villages and secluded coves.

Kalamata holidays are tremendously popular with ancient history enthusiasts as the town is the gateway to Olympia to the northwest and the fascinating site of Ancient Messini.

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