Kalamata is Messinia’s capital and the second-largest city in the Peloponnese. Most travellers blitz through it, only pausing to partake of its facilities and decent restaurants.

Koroni is built amphitheatrically at the southern tip of the Messinian Gulf, and was already important during the Byzantine era.

Methoni is located on the southwestern tip of Messinia and is identified as the Homeric town of Pidasos; thus it was fortified and has been of significance ever since ancient times.

Pylos is located on the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese and has a population of 2,500 people. It combines the spectacular colours of the Ionian Sea with the fertile Messinian land and boasts one of the safest ports in the Mediterranean.

Stoupa is located approximately 45 kilometres from Kalamata, on the shores of the Messinian Mani, and with Mount Taygetos in the background.