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Kalamata Gateway to the Peloponnese - unspoilt Greece

People ask me where I can recommend to go to the real Greece, my first place that comes to my lips is Kalamata and the Peloponnese, this video gives you a great introduction.

There are Flights and here is the link for a previous article, but I have to mention loloflights.com using AirX for value, free inflight snack, 31in seat pitch and the lowest baggage costs. 

How to get to Kalamata

Either Direct to Kalamata or via Athens

Fly to Athens with British Airways (www.britishairways.com), EasyJet (www.easyjet.com) or 2fly2 (www.2fly2.co.uk) , then hire a car and drive to the southern tip of the Peloponnese – a minimum of four hours from the airport or Fly to Kalamata (Summer only) www.loloflights.com(Cheapest) or www.easyjet.com), 

Loloflights are operating direct on Sundays from Manchester offering a free baggage offering  Free Baggage link   free 15kgs bag per person, free inflight snack and 31inch pitch on a Boeing 737-500 with only 120y seats, some charter airlines only offer 28ins pitch,  worth looking at www.loloflights.com 

738 approach to Kalamata

Resorts in the Peloponnese to base yourself

Fly to Kalamata to avoid Athens and try out the resorts of  Krani which is to the west of kalamata and   Kardamyli and Stoupa, on the South Coast next to each other,  the resorts are small as you would expect in the Pelopenesse and you really are far away from the hassle and bussle of today working life.

Easyjet & Loloflights (AirX GSA) operate to Kalamata

It's worth checking out the visit Greece Peloponnese section of the web site 

The Peloponnese, the mythical spirit of Greece

Nafplio.

The Greek islands rightly has the well earned   reputation for it's unspoiled simplicity, but many people miss out, overlooking the Peloponnese, The Peloponnese is a huge land mass with    mountains which means that it always takes longer than you think to get around. But It's the unspoilt heart of Greece with a mythical past, Peloponnese today is unspoiled patchwork of mountains, stunning gorges, lush green valleys and meadows with wild flowers with it’s beautiful coastline and mountains, you can either drive from Athens cross the Corinth Canal, or alternatively you can fly direct to Kalamata and avoid the long journey from Athens. With it’s olives, oranges, cypresses and history the Peloponnese has everything and also includes the ex capital of Greece (Nafplio) the city-states of Corinth and Sparta.  

 fishing village Agios Nicholoas
 pelopennese. 

Fly to Athens with British Airways (www.britishairways.com), EasyJet (www.easyjet.com) or 2fly2 (www.2fly2.co.uk) , then hire a car and drive to the southern tip of the Peloponnese – a minimum of four hours from the airport or Fly to Kalamata (Summer only) www.loloflights.com (Cheapest) or www.easyjet.com), 

Loloflights are operating on Sundays from Manchester offering a free baggage offering  Free Baggage link   free 15kgs bag per person, free inflight snack and 31inch pitch on a Boeing 737-500 with only 120y seats, some charter airlines only offer 28ins pitch,  worth looking at www.loloflights.com 

Exceptional places to stay in the Peloponnese

The Kinsterna hotel & Spa.

The  Peloponnese is so large thats it's a vast task to list all the worthwhile hotels, but some of the very exceptional hotels I list below

The Kinsterna
Accommodation: the Kinsterna (Agios Stefano’s, Monemvasia, 0030 27320 66300, www.kinsternahotel.gr), a beautiful boutique hotel once a Byzantine mansion, with 27 rooms with views over the medieval city of Monemvasia with it’s own castle. 

Kyrimai hotel
Also try the Kyrimai hotel this historic Hotel was built in 1870 
in a quiet fishing village on the Tainaro peninsula, where the Aegean meets the Ionian Sea at the southern most point
(Gerolimenas, Mani, 0030 2733 054288, www.kyrimai.gr), 
 For more information you can contact the Greek tourist board (www.visitgreece.gr);

Elektra Hotel and Spa in Kalamata

Elektra Spa.

In Kalamata's old port area, the Elektra is a good base in the  town. It has a rooftop restaurant, bar & pool with views over the city website: http://www.elektrahotelspa.gr/