While many tourists swarm Greece’s well-known islands, the upscale Peloponnese resort of Costa Navarino is unnoticeably creating waves.
With breathtaking resorts, an extensive history, and pristine scenery, this Mediterranean jewel provides the ideal balance of leisure, exploration, and culture.
When thinking of Greek destinations, the first places that come to mind are the islands of Mykonos and Santorini.
However, bypassing the mainland may sometimes avoid something truly great that Greece has in store for you: Costa Navarino.
Located deep in the south-western Peloponnese, Costa Navarino is revitalizing the region of Messinia as the new global tourist destination without massive crowds characteristic to other Mediterranean ‘stars’.
Costa Navarino is fronted by a number of luxury resorts, including Mandarin Oriental and The Romanos. It offers a combination of modern luxury and old architecture, but there is much more to explore-from incredible cuisine and shopping to golf courses and wellness spas for everyone.
This is distinct, though, because of its emphasis on sustainability and preserving the natural scenery it features.
Established by the late Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos, this development has restored the local economy and preserved the environment by relocating and replacing thousands of olive trees and building water-recycling reservoirs.
Costa Navarino also has a past stretching 4,500 years into the age. Outside the resorts, Voidokilia Beach just opposite from them features a spot of one of the region’s best snorkeling sites, and the ruins of Temple of Nestor fill up the visitors’ imagination with mystery and magic. Long-distance hikers, long-distance cyclists, and paragliders can get their adrenaline going by being over the beautiful views.
Costa Navarino has already gained a place among the hottest luxury destinations on the planet and attracts tourists from all parts of Europe and beyond.
Though it’s a newly discovered area for Greece, there is everything you may want here without the crowds and seafoam found on the islands, be it adventure, relaxation, or closeness to the past.
