The history of Messinia began in remote antiquity . It is well known that people lived here 4500 years ago . It is here that they come to see with their own eyes the Greek history in the flesh . The remains of the palace of Nestor and the numerous Mycenaean tombs can cause awe any admirer of ancient history, and numerous medieval fortresses attract fans of later periods of history . Well, of course, everyone is attracted by the magnificent beaches of this region, sometimes pebbly, sometimes sandy, but always extremely clean and washed by waves of amazing blue color .
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How to get there
From Moscow to Messinia you can fly through Kalamata International Airport, during the season Aegean Airlines operates here charter flights
Geography and climate
There is an area in the south-west of the Peloponnese Peninsula , there have long been cultivated many crops, some from the cat exported to Russia . Thus, it turns out that those Russians who buy Greek strawberries, olives, watermelons and oranges in stores are indirectly familiar with Messinia . The climate here is Mediterranean, with a mild, warm, often rainy winter and hot summer . A large number of sunny days a year are a guarantee of a good tan, and delicious local cuisine and Greek wines will leave an unforgettable impression .
Souvenirs
A good souvenir from this region (and indeed from Greece) can be a bottle excellent cognac M dachshund. In addition, as gifts from this country can bring handicrafts, among which special attention is attracted to silver products in the classical Greek style.
Hotels
The numerous advantages of the region and its potential as a resort was first appreciated by the local native, one of the the world's richest shipowners, Vasilis Constantakopoulos . He started buying up land near the coast from the owners, having plans to realize a grandiose project in Kalamat: construction of a world-class resort zone Costa Navarino . Vra This project should not only build hotels that meet the most demanding taste, but also create the entire infrastructure that will allow this resort to occupy the highest places in the world ratings . Along with luxury hotels in Messinia, more modest ones are being built, and therefore more attractive for most travelers hotels . For those who prefer to rent apartments or private villas for rent, Messenia offers a huge choice of . But this choice begins to narrow very quickly as you approach holiday season .
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Messinia
The main city of this administrative area is Kalamata. The city has repeatedly suffered from destructive earthquakes, but has retained its identity and today on its streets organically combine the buildings of modern architecture and structures built many decades ago. A quay with a chain of houses in neoclassical style, restaurants, shops is a real decoration of the city, and the city's sandy beaches attract many tourists, both from Greece and from other countries.
50 km from Kalamata is the port city of Koroni. The city is very colorful, almost a full ring surrounds its old part of the Venetian fortress, built in the 13th century. Its impressive walls still make a strong impression. At the top of the hill near Koroni there is a Byzantine castle built in the 12th century and fortified by the Turks at 16.
The town of Methoni is famous for its wonderful sandy beach, and in ancient times it was one of the largest Greek ports . There is also an old fort, which is washed by the sea on three sides and protected by a deep moat at the fourth . Pylos is also located not far from Kalamata, its Italian name is Navarino . It was here in 1927 that a grand sea battle took place . The city stretches on both banks of the Navarino bay , e2 about the embankments are very picturesque and picturesque . Here you can try just caught and immediately cooked fish, admire the fortress that the Turks built in the 16th century, sunbathe on one of the excellent beaches of the extra-class resort of Costa Navarino, which is literally " near Pylos .
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