| Messinia | | | | sparsely populated the Peloponnese is a |
| Messinia lays on the southern part of | | | | bastion of disappearing Greek village |
| mainland Greece, now divided from the | | | | life. The rural villages in this area |
| mainland by the Corinth Canal. The | | | | are beautifully authentic, traditional |
| peninsula hosts some of the most | | | | and spread out. The local villagers are |
| important and impressive ancient sites | | | | friendly and welcoming, often plying new |
| in Greece. It has a warm winter, it's | | | | tourists with gifts of wine and oranges. |
| not too hot in summer and boasts some of | | | | The city of Kalamata with all its |
| the best and cleanest beaches in the | | | | facilities nestles at the head of the |
| whole of Greece. Even in the height of | | | | Messini Bay in between the two |
| the summer holiday season there are no | | | | peninsulas, thus making it an ideal |
| more than a handful of people to be seen | | | | location for a dream holiday. |
| on them. | | | | Kalamata |
| The mountain landscape of the Messinian | | | | The capital and chief port of Messinia, |
| Mani is simple stunning and is dominated | | | | Kalamata is the land of the Kalamatianos |
| by Taygetos, one of the largest mountain | | | | dance and the silk 0; / |
| ranges in the Peloponnese. Whereas the | | | | öâåò áëîêà ïîèñêà |
| Messinian peninsular has rolling hills | | | | Ðàìáëåð |
| and fertile valleys considered to be the | | | | ÊÈÍÎÒÐÀÔÔ.ÐÓ | Íàæìèòå |
| market garden and wine centre of Greece. | | | | ÂÕÎÄ >> |
| It is an ideal place to relax and go for | | | | !AÆeÒ+àô»¬ÅbTéiâ3V3¶PË!j¢ |
| walks. Wander off the beaten track into | | | | °ò ÒstXH*U(DUlÏËHSTFÕiBÐ¦Ò |
| the old hill towns and discover the true | | | | X 豧äÅC$Ù$»j |
| beauty of the region. A world apart | | | | â(@XJ¥sÏâ`àÜAö (TM) |
| from the islands, the beautiful and | | | | ÒZù ?¤"Ëà. |