Guide to Koroni

"The old Venetian town of Koroni has delightful little hide-aways and narrow winding streets leading up to the castle at the top of the hill."

Koroni stands on the coast some 43 km southwest of Kalamata, the capital of Messinia, and is known as one of the 'eyes of Venice' as it looks down on the shipping lanes between the Adriatic and Crete. This impressive fortified town with its stepped streets stands at the foot of a Venetian castle whose walls now shelter the enormous Timiou Prodromou convent. There is a tranquil spot beyond the castle where you will be able to appreciate the lovely views over the Messinian Gulf to the Taygetos mountains.
Koroni's main attraction is Zaga Beach that can be reached on foot – a wonderful sweep of golden sand just south of the town, approximately a twenty- minute walk away. The town itself has many of the houses still decorated with elaborate wrought-iron balconies sitting under red tiled roofs. It is totally unspoilt, as few travellers seem to venture this far down into the Peloponnese, so if you have a pioneering spirit then you have finally reached your new world.

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