Throughout its history, Greece has been conquered by the Macedonians, the Romans, Persians and, in modern times, the Ottoman Empire and Nazi Germany.

Start in Kalamata in the southern Peloponnese, where Greece dips its toes into the gulf linking the Ionian and Aegean Seas. The surrounding groves offer some of the country’s tastiest olives.

Costa Navarino, Greece — “The Peloponnese,” my friend Peter Poulos tells me, “is the real Greece. Really. This place is less populated and more beautiful than most of the trendy tourist ...

You'll find it on the Mani Peninsula, part of the famed Peloponnese in southern Greece, about a three-hour drive southwest of Athens or 90 minutes from Kalamata International Airport.

In 2024, approximately 330,000 passengers are expected to travel through this airport located in the southern Peloponnese. Since 2017, Fraport has been managing 14 regional airports.

BRETT STEVENS/Getty Images. Kalamata olives are a widely recognized and much-loved type of Greek olive that grow on the Kalamon tree and hail from the Peloponnese region in southern Greece.(Note ...

Holidaymakers were left frightened after a Ryanair flight crashed into a barrier shortly after landing. The Boeing 737 had landed at Kalamata International Airport from London Stansted to Kalamata ...

Throughout its history, Greece has been conquered by the Macedonians, the Romans, Persians and, in modern times, the Ottoman Empire and Nazi Germany.