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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.
The best sandy beach of Mani, with turquoise waters, quite shallow and friendly for the children.
The beach of Mavrovouni is sandy and at its ends has rocks to satisfy every wish.
This is the place where many soldiers and inhabitants of Methoni were slaughtered, when the Turks occupied the fort in 1500.
The Castle of Methoni is a medieval fortification in the port town of Methoni, Messenia, in southwestern Greece
Shipwreck of columns and Shipwreck of stone sarcophagi
Local fishermen located archaeological finds, lying on the seabed close to the northern cape of Sapienza (Cape Karsi).
According to the documents, the church was built in 1622.
It is one of the most ancient monasteries and today there is only an abbess there.