Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
2
Church of Ypapantis B1
4
Kastro
B1
Sleeping
5
Hotel Rex
A2
Eating
6
Food Market
B1
7
I Milopetra
B2
Sights
Kastro
FORT
( 8am-2pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat & Sun)
Looming over the town is the 13th-cen-
tury
kastro
. Remarkably, it survived the 1986 earthquake. The entry gate is its most im-
pressive feature. There's not much else to see, but there are good views from the battle-
ments.
Archaeological Museum of Messenia
MUSEUM
MAP
( 27210 83485;
www.archmusmes.gr
;
Benaki & Agiou Ioannou; admission €3; 1.30-8pm Mon
& 8am-8pm Tue-Sun summer, 8.30am-3pm Tue-Sun winter)
This wonderful child-friendly mu-
seum, recently reopened after years of renovation, is a must-visit, especially if you are
struggling to get your head around Greece's ancient history and treasures. The displays
are divided into provincial regions - Kalamata, Pylia, Messini and Trifylia - and you fol-
low a trail that snakes among the exhibits revealing everything from sculptures and mo-
saics to descriptions and images. It's just north of Plateia 23 Martiou.
