Alexandra Mirella’s guidebook
Food scene
A very local restaurant with good food, friendly service and a nice taste of Greek village life. Big portions and good prices. Worth driving up into the hills above Methoni.
Fotis Restaurant
A very local restaurant with good food, friendly service and a nice taste of Greek village life. Big portions and good prices. Worth driving up into the hills above Methoni.
Family restaurant. Very nice food, cosy atmosphere, must taste the spinach pie (spanakopita) salad.
Klēmataria
Family restaurant. Very nice food, cosy atmosphere, must taste the spinach pie (spanakopita) salad.
Ο Αετός Restaurant
Nice restaurant in Pylos
Meraki taverna
Swim & Food
Excellent food. Very good service. Fine beach. Very nice place owned by greek american family. .
Zanzibar
Excellent food. Very good service. Fine beach. Very nice place owned by greek american family. .
Tsapí
Beautiful small beach with crystal clear water and a taverna
Γειτονιές
At 10 min. from Methoni. Nice place to visit with lots of taverns, coffee shops, bars and a very nice beach. Note though that It may be crowded in August.
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Foinikounta
At 10 min. from Methoni. Nice place to visit with lots of taverns, coffee shops, bars and a very nice beach. Note though that It may be crowded in August.
Pilos with its beautiful castle and museum - The castle of Niokastro is located on a hill west of Pylos and is one of the best-preserved castles in Greece, housing the Archaeological Museum of Pylos and exhibitions by the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities.
Info
Opening hours: daily except Tuesday, 08:30-20:00, entrance fee: €6.
Pylos with its picturesque platia - If you happen to pass by Pylos, you should not miss enjoying a coffee under the plane trees on the central square with a view of the sea. In the café Platanos (Trion Navarchon Square, tel. +30 27230.226.42) they serve fresh juice, Greek coffee with some traditional Greek sweets (loukoumis) and full breakfast made with many local products.
Next to it, the Krinos patisserie (tel.+30 27230.227.56) is renowned for its galaktoboureko (a kind of creamy custard pie in phyllo dough), pastries, orange cake, and ice cream.
The streets of Pylos -
Built amphitheatrically on the slopes of two hills, the town of Pylos took its present form after the naval Battle of Navarino (1827). Almost every part of the town has a view of the bay and the small island of Sfaktiria to the west.
One of the town’s grandest buildings is the mansion where Kostas Tsiklitiras – an early 20th century Olympic champion – first lived. Today it houses a collection of paintings and other items amassed by the French philhellene, historian and journalist René Puaux (1878-1936).
Info
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 08:00-15:00, entrance fee: €2.
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Pilos
Pilos with its beautiful castle and museum - The castle of Niokastro is located on a hill west of Pylos and is one of the best-preserved castles in Greece, housing the Archaeological Museum of Pylos and exhibitions by the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities.
Info
Opening hours: daily except Tuesday, 08:30-20:00, entrance fee: €6.
Pylos with its picturesque platia - If you happen to pass by Pylos, you should not miss enjoying a coffee under the plane trees on the central square with a view of the sea. In the café Platanos (Trion Navarchon Square, tel. +30 27230.226.42) they serve fresh juice, Greek coffee with some traditional Greek sweets (loukoumis) and full breakfast made with many local products.
Next to it, the Krinos patisserie (tel.+30 27230.227.56) is renowned for its galaktoboureko (a kind of creamy custard pie in phyllo dough), pastries, orange cake, and ice cream.
The streets of Pylos -
Built amphitheatrically on the slopes of two hills, the town of Pylos took its present form after the naval Battle of Navarino (1827). Almost every part of the town has a view of the bay and the small island of Sfaktiria to the west.
One of the town’s grandest buildings is the mansion where Kostas Tsiklitiras – an early 20th century Olympic champion – first lived. Today it houses a collection of paintings and other items amassed by the French philhellene, historian and journalist René Puaux (1878-1936).
Info
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 08:00-15:00, entrance fee: €2.
21km from Pylos, on the way to ancient Messene, lies Polylimnio, a beautiful network of waterfalls and lakes. The total distance from where you park your car until the last waterfall is almost 3km. If the weather allows take a dip in the bracing waters.
Μονοπάτι Πολυλίμνιο
Μονοπάτι Πολυλίμνιο21km from Pylos, on the way to ancient Messene, lies Polylimnio, a beautiful network of waterfalls and lakes. The total distance from where you park your car until the last waterfall is almost 3km. If the weather allows take a dip in the bracing waters.