| Messinia | | | | traditional and spread out. The local |
| | | | villagers are friendly and welcoming, often |
| Messinia lays on the southern part of | | | | plying new tourists with gifts of wine and |
| mainland Greece, now divided from the | | | | oranges. |
| mainland by the Corinth Canal. The peninsula | | | | |
| hosts some of the most important and | | | | The city of Kalamata with all its facilities |
| impressive ancient sites in Greece. It has a | | | | nestles at the head of the Messini Bay in |
| warm winter, it's not too hot in summer and | | | | between the two peninsulas, thus making it an |
| boasts some of the best and cleanest beaches | | | | ideal location for a dream holiday. |
| in the whole of Greece. Even in the height | | | | |
| of the summer holiday season there are no | | | | Kalamata |
| more than a handful of people to be seen on | | | | |
| them. | | | | The capital and chief port of Messinia, |
| | | | Kalamata is the land of the Kalamatianos |
| The mountain landscape of the Messinian Mani | | | | dance and the silk 0; // |
| is simple stunning and is dominated by | | | | öâåò áëîêà |
| Taygetos, one of the largest mountain ranges | | | | ïîèñêà |
| in the Peloponnese. Whereas the Messinian | | | | Ãà ìáëåð |
| peninsular has rolling hills and fertile | | | | |
| valleys considered to be the market garden | | | | ÊÈÃÃŽÃ’ÃÀÔÔ.à |
| and wine centre of Greece. | | | | Ó | Ãà æìèòå |
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| It is an ideal place to relax and go for | | | | |
| walks. Wander off the beaten track into the | | | | !AÆeÒ+à ô»¬ÅbTéià |
| old hill towns and discover the true beauty | | | | 3V3¶PË!j¢Œ°ò ÒstXH* |
| of the region. A world apart from the | | | | U(DUlÃËHSTFÕiB†Ã¦Ò |
| islands, the beautiful and sparsely populated | | | | ÂœX 豧äÅC$ŸÙÂ$ |
| the Peloponnese is a bastion of disappearing | | | | »jŒ„ |
| Greek village life. The rural villages in | | | | â(‹@XJÂ¥sÃâ`à ÜAö |
| this area are beautifully authentic, | | | | (TM) ÒZ‹ù ?¤"Ëà . |