Ancient Messene Day Trip from Athens

The long stone stadium of Ancient Messene with rows of seats, a colonnade at the far end and green hills under a blue sky.

An Ancient Messene day trip from Athens drives south across the Peloponnese to one of the largest ancient cities in Greece, below Mount Ithome in Messinia, and returns the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, timing, … Read more

Pylos Day Trip from Kalamata

Aerial view of the hexagonal Niokastro fortress above Pylos, with the town, its harbour and Navarino Bay beyond.

A Pylos day trip from Kalamata is a drive west across Messenia to Navarino Bay, with the castles of Pylos, Voidokilia beach and the Palace of Nestor in one day. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the road, timing, the … Read more

Sparta Day Trip from Kalamata

The bronze statue of Leonidas with a helmet, spear and round shield on a marble base in Sparta, under a blue sky.

A Sparta day trip from Kalamata crosses Mount Taygetos from Messenia into Laconia for the acropolis of ancient Sparta, the Leonidas statue and the Evrotas valley, and returns the same evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the route, the … Read more

Mystras Day Trip from Kalamata

The restored Palace of the Despots at Mystras, a long stone building with arched windows, above a green slope of ruins.

A Mystras day trip from Kalamata crosses Mount Taygetos by the Langada pass to the Byzantine ghost town of Mystras above Sparta, and returns to the Messenian coast the same day. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, the mountain road, … Read more

Mani Day Trip from Kalamata

Stone tower houses and a waterfront taverna at Limeni bay in the Mani, above clear blue-green water.

A Mani day trip from Kalamata follows the coast south under Mount Taygetos into the Mani peninsula, with its stone villages, tower houses, sea caves and bays, and returns to Kalamata the same day. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours you can book, … Read more

Kalamata Hiking

Kalamata hiking on a forest trail below the peaks of Mount Taygetos

Kalamata hiking covers the marked trails, gorges and coastal paths within reach of Kalamata, from the slopes of Mount Taygetos and the Polylimnio waterfalls to the Ridomo and Viros gorges, the Mani coast and Navarino Bay. Guided hiking tours start from Kalamata. Greece Tours lists the tours that start in Greece. This page covers each … Read more