In its annual publishing of the best places to visit in Europe, Lonely Planet has placed the Peloponnese region of Greece in the top spot. The travel guide describes the region as “an affordable enclave of magnificent ancient sites like Olympia, Mycenae and Mystra.” This wide, leaf-shaped peninsula was originally called Morea, meaning mulberry leaf. […]
Kicking off the tourist season for the summer, British Airways inaugurated its new London to Kalamata non-stop service with the arrival of flight 644 from the airline’s hub at Heathrow International Airport on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Numerous local officials were on hand to welcome the inaugural flight, which will run twice weekly service between […]