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Methoni & Surroundings
We based ourselves in Methoni and drove out from there to see the beach, ruins and more!
Here are a few places you should visit when going to this part of Greece.
Voidikilia Beach
Lovely warm day, with fresh breezes so we sat a while and I braved the waters a couple of times before needing to thaw out in the hot sun
Gialova
After getting a lovely tan we headed for lunch and stumbled upon a beautiful beachside town called Gialova.
Not in any guidebooks we could find, it is more of a Greek tourist town that seems to consist of one road down a beach, where you could find a handful of designer shops, spas and gelato stores! (all things that are good).
Plus the requisite restaurants on the beach. We ate our best meal at one of these. Amazing fresh seafood with a modern twist on traditional Greek cuisine whilst watching the sea, toes in the sand (and holding our hats).
Nestor’s Palace Ruins
Homer tells us that Telemachus:
went to Pylos and to Nestor, the shepherd of the people, and he received me in his lofty house and gave me kindly welcome, as a father might his own son who after a long time had newly come from afar: even so kindly he tended me with his glorious sons. (Source: Wikipedia)
Methoni
Back in Methoni and we spent the evening exploring the Venetian ruins at the Harbour. An amazing military fort full of collapsed underground tunnels and parapets!
Sunset was a great time to visit and have the ruins to ourselves.
We earned our icecream this day (two ruins, a museum, and beach!) and then headed to dinner to try some homemade moussaka.
