Above the beach is Nestor‘s Cave and above this are the ruins of thirteenth-century Frankish castle (Old Navarino or Palaiokastro).[3] Overlooking the beach at the north eastern end is the tomb of Nestor’s son, Thrasymedes of the Mycenaean period (1680–1060 BC) with Neolithic finds at the same site showing occupation as early as 4000 BC.[4]…
Only 1.5km away from Finikounta towards the city of Koroni, at the small town of Loutsa, you will find two very beautiful beaches, Loutsa beach and Tsapi beach. Both have a cooler onshore breeze which is most attractive in the summer heat. There’s also a small harbour where the visitor can find about 15 traditional…
Lampes Beach is one of the most well-known beaches of Messenia. This long beach is actually constituted by two smaller beaches: the Front and the Back Lampes. It is said that they took their name by Cretans who settled there and originated from the area of Lampi in Rethymno. There is also another story concerning…
