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Escape to the Peloponnese, where Myth meets history. Monuments from every period of the eventful history, great archeological sites, such as ancient Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae and Tiryns (Tiryntha), the Temple of Apollo Epicurius, Byzantine churches, unique villages and alluring castles amidst stunning natural beauty, mountains and forest, rivers and caves, make this part of Greek land ideal for holidays, touring, sports and culture. Not to mention that the Peloponnese is surrounded by the Greek sea, with lovely beaches, sandy and smooth coasts on the west – rocky and lacy on the east.
It was discovered by sponge divers off Point Glyphadia on the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900.
The Antikythera wreck is a Roman-era shipwreck dating from the 2nd quarter of the 1st century BC.
Below the look of the village towers and next to Ancient Kennapolis is located the beach with the crystal clear aquamarine waters of Almyros.
A favorite selection of locals and visitors of the area for the crystal clear waters of the Messinian Gulf, the sandy coast is organized with cafes and taverns.
Nemea is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece.
Here in Greek mythology Heracles overcame the Nemean Lion of the Lady Hera, and here during Antiquity the Nemean Games were played
Mentor crashed into the rocks of Cape Avelemonas and sank into the sea
Just outside the harbor of Avlemonas, at 20 meters depth, a group from the Institute of Marine Archaeology found in 1980 an ancient shipwreck!