{"id":46158,"date":"2022-06-14T11:20:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitgreece.com.gr\/?p=46158"},"modified":"2022-06-14T11:20:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:20:06","slug":"kalamata-a-lively-summer-city-worth-discovering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/46158\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamata: a lively summer city worth discovering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Built on the\u00a0<strong>Messinian Gulf<\/strong>\u00a0in southern\u00a0<strong>Peloponnes<\/strong>, with the sea being a key component of its DNA as a travel destination,\u00a0<strong>Kalamata<\/strong>\u00a0is a city full of life that has undergone a total \u201clifting\u201d as far as its hotel and restaurant scene is concerned. Especially after it was short-listed for the title of European Capital of Culture for 2021, the city has been embracing new trends and constantly refreshing itself.\u00a0On the other hand, its natural beauty is a chapter on its own. As it boasts beaches for every style and offers many exciting options for short trips, this city is the rising queen of summer in mainland Greece. Whether you walk on the main promenade with the palm trees and the unique views of the sunset, or along the hip alley of Amfia with its many small shops, you\u2019ll get the vibe for good. Of course, don\u2019t forget to roam around the beautiful back streets of the Old Town.\u00a0\u00a0As it is just 2.5 hours away from Athens via the New National Road and its airport has made a dynamic entry in the map of Europe\u2019s airports, one thing is sure: you will face no difficulty traveling to and from Kalamata. Moreover, its port is a major stop for cruise ships, while the extensive network of cycle lanes will make you think of your bicycle as an alternative means of transportation.\u00a0\u00a0Of course, the reference point in the wider region is no other that the luxurious resort complex of the \u201cCosta Navarino\u201d which has taken Kalamata to the next level as a travel destination and put it on the global tourist map in no time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built on the\u00a0Messinian Gulf\u00a0in southern\u00a0Peloponnese, with the sea being a key component of its DNA as a travel destination,\u00a0Kalamata\u00a0is a city full of life that has undergone a total \u201clifting\u201d as far as its hotel and restaurant scene is concerned. Especially after it was short-listed for the title of European Capital of Culture for 2021, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-ideas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46163,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46158\/revisions\/46163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovergreece.com.gr\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}