Messenian Peninsula occupies the fertile south-western corner of the Peloponnese. Its boundaries have changed little since Mycenaean times, when the fabled King Nestor ruled from his palace near Pylos.

The towns of Koroni and Methoni stand like twin sentinels on either side of the Messenian peninsula in the south-western Peloponnese. Once known for their fortresses, they are better known today as beach resorts. The rest of the region has a range of minor but interesting archaeological sites.

Contemporary with the fort at Koroni, the Methoni fortress juts out into the sea, with water on three sides. A moat protects the fourth side. It is a forbidding stronghold, conveying feeling of abandonment as you walk around inside the walls and see the remnants that are still standing.

The towns of Koroni and Methoni stand like twin sentinels on either side of the Messenian peninsula in the south-western Peloponnese. Once known for their fortresses, they are better known today as beach resorts. The rest of the region has a range of minor but interesting archaeological sites.

Contemporary with the fort at Koroni, the Methoni fortress juts out into the sea, with water on three sides. A moat protects the fourth side. It is a forbidding stronghold, conveying feeling of abandonment as you walk around inside the walls and see the remnants that are still standing.