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messini

Daytrip to Ancient Messene

16th April 202514th January 2018 by Mike

The second of our daytrips from Kalamata was a visit to Ancient Messene, situated about 25 km to the north west. It’s one of those place names which doesn’t have an agreed translation from the Greek to the Latin alphabet, so it is often also spelt Messini. Stopping on the way to fill up with … Read more

Categories Greece, Motorhome Tags ancientmessene, ancientmessini, messene, messini

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