| Messinia | | | | village life. The rural villages in this area are beautifully |
| Messinia lays on the southern part of mainland | | | | authentic, traditional and spread out. The local villagers |
| Greece, now divided from the mainland by the | | | | are friendly and welcoming, often plying new tourists |
| Corinth Canal. The peninsula hosts some of the most | | | | with gifts of wine and oranges. |
| important and impressive ancient sites in Greece. It | | | | The city of Kalamata with all its facilities nestles at |
| has a warm winter, it's not too hot in summer and | | | | the head of the Messini Bay in between the two |
| boasts some of the best and cleanest beaches in the | | | | peninsulas, thus making it an ideal location for a |
| whole of Greece. Even in the height of the summer | | | | dream holiday. |
| holiday season there are no more than a handful of | | | | Kalamata |
| people to be seen on them. | | | | The capital and chief port of Messinia, Kalamata is the |
| The mountain landscape of the Messinian Mani is | | | | land of the Kalamatianos dance and the silk 0; // |
| simple stunning and is dominated by Taygetos, one | | | | öâåò |
| of the largest mountain ranges in the Peloponnese. | | | | áëîêà |
| Whereas the Messinian peninsular has rolling hills and | | | | ïîèñêà |
| fertile valleys considered to be the market garden | | | | Ãà ìáëåð |
| and wine centre of Greece. | | | | ”Ô.ÃÓ | |
| It is an ideal place to relax and go for walks. Wander | | | | Ãà æìèòå |
| off the beaten track into the old hill towns and | | | | ÂÕÎÄ >> |
| discover the true beauty of the region. A world apart | | | | »jŒ„ |
| from the islands, the beautiful and sparsely populated | | | | œAö (TM) Ã’Z‹ù |
| the Peloponnese is a bastion of disappearing Greek | | | | ?¤"Ëà . |