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Carrier offers a 20% early booking discount and complimentary room upgrade for seven nights at Costa Navarino when booked by March 31. A Deluxe Sea View Room with breakfast at The Romanos costs £925 including return flights from London and transfers – valid on stays from June 1-30 and September 1-30. Seven nights at The Westin Resort starts from £790 between March 1 and May 31 and between September 1 and October 31.
carrier.co.uk 0161 492 1357
Peter Sommer Travel’s new 15-day Exploring the Peloponnese tour runs from June 3-17 and starts from £3,595 including excursions with expert archaeological guides, full-board accommodation excluding one lunch and two dinners, three to five-star character hotels, transfers and entrance fees.
petersommer.com 01600 888 220
Agents get 15% commission booking direct with Citta dei Nicliani, with net rates from €68 per night for a Character room in low season. In season, direct flights to Kalamata are operated by easyJet from Gatwick and by Thomas Cook Airlines from Manchester. Numerous airlines fly to Athens including Aegean Airlines, British Airways and Olympic Air.
cittadeinicliani.com 00 30 27330 51827
Celestyal Cruises’ new seven-day Peloponnese and Ionian Sea itinerary departs from Athens on October 9 on Celestyal Crystal, and visits Nafplio, Monemvasia, Kalamata and Katakolo in the Peloponnese, Igoumenitsa in northwestern Greece, Saranda in Albania and Bari in Italy, where the cruise ends. Cruise-only prices start from £533 and include full-board accommodation and entertainment. Excursions are available in all ports.
celestyalcruises.com 00 30 210 458 3400
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Autumn marks the start of the olive harvest, a key period for one of the Peloponnese’s biggest industries – taking home Kalamata olives and olive oil is highly recommended. Kalamata may be best known
for its supersized olives, but its lively harbour and marina, and excellent restaurants and bars, make it a good stop for clients. Hotels include the beachfront Elite City Resort and the central Rex Hotel in one of Kalamata’s oldest neoclassical buildings. About 15 miles north of Kalamata is the rather remote and often-overlooked site of Ancient Messini, one of Greece’s best-preserved ancient cities. Dating back to
369BC, its amphitheatre, Agora square and imposing stadium are impressive, and ongoing excavations promise further exciting discoveries.
l MESSINIA Like the Mani, neighbouring province Messinia is not short on sights or beaches. Its history is characterised by several wars including the Battle of Navarino in 1827, with many a castle to explore such as Neokastro in the town of Pylos, where cafes line the arcaded streets. The ancient site of Nestor’s Palace is also nearby. Further south, the sprawling castle complex of Methoni, south of Pylos, dominates the town while across the peninsula past the popular beach resort of Finikounda,
Ancient Messini’s amphitheatre
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