Messinia has recently become an important area for new tourism and championship golf developments. In fact it will have the largest golf resorts in the whole of the Balkans and
Petros Doukas, Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance and Dimitris Avramopoulos, Minister of Tourism are eager to see more tourism and golf prospect in
Private sector investors have also been buying large plots of land in Messinia and have been building holiday rental units. It is estimated that over the next 3 year Finikounda alone will have accommodation for over 2000 tourists. Tourists will also benefit from a new Thalasso therapy centre (seawater treatments) that will soon be completed. So it’s easy to understand the current interest in developing this high-end attraction in one of the world's most attractive climates.
The Tourism Enterprise of Messinia (TEMES) is currently constructing a state of the art luxury resort at
Currently it takes approximately 3.5 hours to drive to the new golf resorts from Athens, but this time will be reduce to under 3 hour when new roads are in place. In accordance with the government’s guidelines for the ‘Good Road Plan’ a new motorway is under construction from Tropoli to Kalamata and is nearly completed. Another new major road is planned between Kalamata and Methoni further opening up the area. Plans indicate that between Kalamata and Petalidi the new road will run 700m away from the beach, although plans have not yet been released for the later section as yet. A new road running from Pygros to Pylos has already been marked out.
In addition Kalamata has its own airport approximately 6km from the town providing direct access for visitors to Messinia. Currently the airport is open from April to October, but this period is set to increase allowing tourist’s better access to the area. Also there are regular trains (including a new line to Messini) and express bus directly to
The
The construction of this resort is well underway and the cranes can clearly be seen from the beach at Romanos. The resort is due to open with a televised event in spring 2008.
The resort is located 50km from Kalamata airport on the beautiful
This project had been on going for the last twenty years. A total of approximately 1.2 million m2 of land has been acquired from 1,300 individual holders of deeds. Already two of the largest private reservoirs have been built in order two water the golf courses. Building permits and documents have been filed with the Town Planning Department. The approximate area of the buildings amounts to some 100,000 m2. Understandably the paperwork for this project has been a mammoth task in itself. Achilles Constantakopoulos, the Managing Director of TEMES has stated that by 2015, Navarino will be
Country Club Resort - Pylos
The ground work has already started for this resort and the resort is due to open in 2010. The resort is location at Gialova to the north of Pylos and 40km from Kalamata airport. The resort is set in 148 hectares of land with rolling hills, spectacular views of the historical Navarino bay and is adjacent to the new marina.
The architects have designed the resort ensuring that it is not obtrusive to the landscape and in keeping with the traditional styles of the area. The development will include 2 luxury hotels and individual holiday homes. There will be a championship golf course, several swimming pools and terraces, surrounded by landscaped gardens with numerous pathways leading to the sandy beach.
The total capacity of this resort will be 2,400 beds for tourist. The complex will have a conference centre which will accommodate 1,200 delegates. There will also be and environmental protection and development centre.
The Mountain Retreat – Kynigos
The resort at Kynigos is the largest of the Navarino projects and covers 295 hectares. It is situated on a high plateau overlooking Pylos and the
The This resort is located on the
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