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Kalamata Greece, Family Holiday...

Devs

2019-01-24 11:00:44

Hi,We are a family of 4, our kids are 9 and 6. We have travelled to Chania in Crete for the past 3 years and decided to give Kalamata a try. We have been before many years ago pre kids but stayed in one place on the west coast.We are planning a bit of an adventure, travel vacation for 3 weeks. Our kids are still quite young so we’re not going to go too far. Longest drives would be an hour at the max.If anyone has any tips or advice to help with our adventure we would greatly appreciate this.We are looking at accommodation through Booking.com and Airbnb. If you know of any other sites to try please shout.We are avoiding large complexes and going small and friendly. Our son loves the sea and fishing, our daughter loves a pool, So trying to get a good mix. Mummy in a graphic designer who loves relaxing on the beach (with an ouzo now and again) and Dad likes hiking and photography (with an Effes here and there). We all love the Greek food, culture and people so very excited to be back in Greece this summer.Our route so far will be taxi from the airport into Kalamata town for 2 nights in, then head along the East coast towards Mani? (Is this the correct name? Mikri Mantineia) for a few nights. Stop in Agrogiali, Kitties, Kardamyli, Stoupa. We will also head up towards the mountains/rural inland (not sure where yet, again any help really grateful) not sure where to fit this into our Itinerary.We are trying to use the bus where possible to save on spending but will hire a car on certain stretches.If we should find a good car hire company, we would consider a car for 2 weeks. Do you think this would be advisable? We are thinking Kalamata town would be the best place to get a car from?Any help or places to avoid will be appreciated.

Inca

2019-02-10 11:08:20

Hi Devs,
Whilst I don't know much about Kalamata apart from this is where those big olives come from

I'm bumping this up for you in case there is someone who can help with your questions.
Good luck and happy holidays!

Danny1983

2019-04-29 14:42:45

For me, sailing around the Peloponnese is the best option if you have time and, most importantly, if you have kids. We did that a couple of years ago and it's an ideal option for a family cause you have a lot of space, privacy and you can set sail anytime you want. It's also much cheaper than it used to be (showing my age here...) Overall it's a great experience for a family cause the kids learn something new (although my son didn't appreciate the fact that he had no access to the internet for a few hours...) We hired a boat via Click&Boat but there are also a few other local platforms and probably Airbnb has listed boats too. I would recommend hiring a boat from Pylos or Kalamata. You may also find boats to hire at the harbour in Kalamata.

Re places to visit, Mani is indeed amazing (apparently you will find there the true Spartans...) and then definitely Olympia, Sparta, Mycenae and Epidaurous if you are into ancient Greece...

Car hire - we considered that but we were advised by a Greek friend to avoid it cause a) the roads are not in a good condition and a big part of the are is mountainous b) some of the locals are, hmmm let's put it that way, a tad careless when driving...

Fiona

2019-04-30 16:45:34

I think the sailing would be great. Beautiful area. I was there too long ago to give any help. We stayed in Hanioti, which I remember was a pretty place. Probably I wouldnt recognise it nowadays.

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