Kalamata
Kalamata's massive 19th-century cathedral is home to the icon after which the town takes its modern name. Pilgrims visit for its miracle-working icon of…
Must-see attractions in Peloponnese
Peloponnese
This winery, one of Greece's most prolific, is run by two local brothers who take a lot of pride in their agiorgitiko, cabernet sauvignon, malagousia and…
Peloponnese
North of Nemea in pretty hill country, Gaia Wines is a friendly set-up that produces tasty wines. Its signature wine is the unfiltered dry white…
The Mani
The Church of Agios Ioannis, built by the Mavromichalis family on a tiny square west of the main square, contains a series of well-preserved frescoes…
Peloponnese
Rather than raising or opening this bridge on the Corinth Canal to allow boats through, the operator winds it down beneath the water. It's worth watching…
Peloponnese
This slightly neglected museum in an impressive historic building is on the up again and is worth popping into for its substantial collection of…
Patra
Patra was an important Roman city and this brick-built odeion (small theatre), built in the 2nd century AD, is one of several remains scattered about the…
The Mani
This stretch of beach 3km north of Stoupa is rougher underfoot than the town beach or Kalogria, but sees smaller crowds in summer.
Nafplio
Nafplio's Town Hall since the 1990s, this neoclassical building was constructed in the mid-19th century to house a middle school, one of the first in…
Patra
This nineteenth-century neoclassical theatre building designed by Ernst Ziller is a landmark on the main square of Patra.
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