As we had circled the two first “fingers” of the Peloponnese we also made a tour around the third one, visiting 2 cute little villages with Venetian castles: Koroni and Methoni!
We first arrived at Koroni and found a parking before we got into the narrow streets of the village, which saved us some excitement.
Streets of Koroni |
Fantastic hardware store, we bought ourselves a floor mat here! |
Monastery inside the castle walls |
Entrance to the monastery |
Monks harvesting their olives |
Chapel in the remains of a much older church |
Who lived here? |
At the top of the old fortress tower |
Nun packing a little Christmas present for us |
Road along the southern coast of Messinia |
Lunch break in Methoni |
Delicious beetroot salad |
Edi found another friend! |
Fortress of Methoni with a bridge over the moat |
Restored part of the castle |
Octagonal Bourtzi tower from 1500 |
View back from the Bourtzi tower on a tiny island |
View from the northern tower |
Impressive third entrance gate |
Flower of the Day |
Parking for the night |