The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kalamata

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kalamata, Greece

Updated November 20, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Kalamata

Kalamata, Greece

Kalograion Monastery Silk Weaving

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

Kalamata, Greece

Church of Agioi Apostoloi (Church of the Holy Apostles)

The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.

Kalamata, Greece

Church of the Virgin Mary

This sixth-century church housed an icon with eyes so beautiful legend has it they inspired the name of a Greek city.

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Sparta, Greece

Mystras

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

14 miles from Kalamata

Rows of crosses in the field of execution.

Messinia, Greece

The Well at Meligalas

A somber memorial at the site where hundreds of prisoners and civilians were executed in the aftermath of World War II.

15 miles from Kalamata

Magoula, Greece

Magoula Cemetery

Modernist design and funerary customs meet Spartan traditions in this one-of-a-kind graveyard.

16 miles from Kalamata

Arcadia, Greece

St. Theodora's Chapel

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

23 miles from Kalamata

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kalamata

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Kalamata, Greece

Updated November 20, 2019

Unusual Attractions in Kalamata

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