Nearest Airport
: Kalamata Airport
at 5
Kilometres
Nearest Motorway
: Kalamata
at 2
Kilometres
Nearest Beach
: Kato Verga beach / Kalamata Beach
at 1
Kilometres
Nearest Barpub
: A short walk away
at 400
Metres
Nearest Restaurant
: up the mountain
at 200
Metres
Car: necessary
An attractive location with many opportunities for sightseeing trips.
The charming, traditional property is situated in the tranquil village of Kato Verga half way up a mountain with breath taking views over the bay of Kalamata. It forms part of a small group of old stone houses that have been sensitively restored in a traditional Greek style. The region of Kalamata is well known for its production of fine olive oil and export of olives, so the property is surrounded by olive groves, fig trees, citrus trees on terraces that step down. There is a restaurant in walking distance (5min.).
Kalamata, the nearby town (approximately 10-15min drive), offers an array of restaurants, cafés, bars and ice cream parlours along the promenade which runs parallel to the sandy beach along the seafront. There is a shopping street, with a mixture of traditional and international brands on offer. Kalamata has several large supermarkets, a well functioning hospital and offers an interesting range of cultural activities in the summer months.
With the new motorway in place the drive from Athens to Kalamata is about 3 hours, but Kalamata has its own international airport with direct flights arriving from England and Germany .
Koroni, Methoni or Pylos (Navarino) with their spectacular forts are under an hours drive away, as is Messini. Other well known historical land marks such as the bysantine town of Mistra, Sparta or Vassai, one of the best preserved Greek temples are within just over an hours reach away. Even Olympia, the Argolis (Mycene, Argos, Nauplia, Epidaurus) and the attractive Monemvasia are within a radius of a two hour drive from Kalamata.
On the doorstep lies the peninsula of Mani, with its rocky bays, long sandy beaches, its fort like villages with tall stone towers and mountain ranges in the distance. One never tires of the beautiful locations with endless viewpoints over unspoilt landscapes.
