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Agia Theodora

The Byzantine church of Agia Theodora is located near the village Vasta of Megalopolis. Seventeen giant trees have grown on its roof and a spring sprouts from its foundation. According to tradition, the church was built on the place, where Agia (St.) was tormented. She died saying: My body should be a church, my blood […]

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Aldemart Olympia

Olympian Village DELIGHTS OF THE SENSES In a historic region, home of the Greek gods and the Olympic Games, filled with ancient temples and Byzantine monasteries, discover the Olympian Village; a stunning hotel complex overlooking the sea. Stretching along the beach and surrounded by dozens of pools and beautiful gardens, Olympian Village (Best Greek Beach […]

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Ancient Messene

Messene (Greek: Μεσσήνη Messini), officially Ancient Messene, is a local community (topiki koinotita) of the municipal unit (dimotiki enotita) Ithomi, of the municipality (dimos) of Messini within the regional unit (perifereiaki enotita) of Messenia in the region (perifereia) of Peloponnese, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided. Before 2011 it held the same position in the administrative hierarchy, according to Law 2539 of 1997, the […]

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Costa Navarino

Costa Navarino is the prime sustainable destination in the Mediterranean. It consists of a number of distinct mixed-use resorts, the first in Greece, integrating deluxe hotels, signature golf courses, world-class spas, state-of-the art conference facilities and high-end private residences. Upon completion Costa Navarino will comprise 5 sites, complementing and not competing against each other, extending […]

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Foinikounta

Foinikounta (Greek: Φοινικούντα, before 1930: Ταβέρνα – Taverna) is a seaside village and a community in the municipal unit of Pylos-Nestor, Messenia, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula, 9 km east of Methoni and 37 km southwest of Kalamata. It is most notable for its beautiful beaches which attract […]

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Gialova

Gialova (Greek: Γιάλοβα) is a village on Navarino Bay in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor in the regional unit of Messenia in the south-west Peloponnese, Greece, about six kilometres north of Pylos. The name derives from Greek γιαλός (shore) and Turkish ova (lowland), i.e. “lowland shore”. The village is in two parts. The beach/port part of […]

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Grecotel

Riviera Olympia A WONDROUS PLACE Unsurpassed in location, lavishness and design, Riviera Olympia awaits you with a plethora of holiday choices. Mandola Rosa Mandola Rosa 3-bedroom villas & 5-bedroom Grand villa on the beach. The ultimate in graceful living. OLYMPIA RIVIERA & AQUA PARK A multi-activity camp is operating for our younger guests during high […]

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Gytheio

Gytheio (Greek: Γύθειο) or Gythio, also the ancient Gythium or Gytheion (Ancient Greek: Γύθειον), is a town on the eastern shore of the Mani Peninsula, and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality East Mani, of which it is a municipal unit. The […]

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Kalamata

Kalamata (Greek: Καλαμάτα Kalamáta) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. The capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf. The 2011 census recorded […]

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Kardamyli

Kardamili (Greek: Καρδαμύλη, variously transliterated as Kardamyle, Cardamyle, Kardhamili, and Kardamyli, and sometimes called “Skardamoula”, especially on old maps) is a town by the sea thirty-five kilometers southeast of Kalamata. It is the seat of the municipality of Lefktro in the region of Messenia on the Mani Peninsula. In the Iliad (Book 9 ), Homer […]

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