Mood: Calm
NP: Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
Kalamata
The port city of Kalamata served as our base after Elefsina, Corinth and Argos before we would head out to the northern parts of Peloponnese. Kalamata is the second most populous city of Peloponnese after Patras and an important port with about 70,000 inhabitants. The history of the city begins with Homer who mentioned a city called Firai built where Kalamata Castle stands today.
Famous for its olives, Kalamata presented itself to us as mostly clean mediterranean residental buildings and a charming waterfront with several restaurants right by the beautiful sea.
We stayed two nights at an Airbnb location a few blocks from the beach. From here it wasn't too difficult for us to explore ruins such as the Palace of Nestor and the museum of Chora (where they didn't accept student cards) near Pylos and ancient Messene (not Messini).
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