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Kalamata (Greece)

Description: Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese located in southern Greece.

Newest Review: ... of course, is probably most famous for its olives! I got there on the night train from Athens, it's only around 250km but such is the state of Greek railways that it takes forever to get anywhere. The journey is noisy, cramped, slow and hot and I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone, road transport has to be a better option. Kalamata has a population of around 61,000 but it's train station ... more

... is really provincial, it's a tiny place and has quite an old fashioned feel to it. Kalamata lacks the history that the majority of Greek towns have because it's a relatively new town and it's nearby Messini that is the ancient neighbour. So unles...more

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Kalamata (Greece): You've got to pick an olive or two! (375 words)
by - written on 10/08/09 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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Back in 2004, I had a bit of time to kill in Greece and began looking for work. One of the jobs available at the time was olive picking and whilst the work is normally taken up by neighbouring Albanians and paid extremely lowly, I figured that it was worth checking it out as it was a good chance to get to visit the Peloponnese region. To get there, I had to go through Kalamata and ended up spending the best part of a day there. Kalamata of course, is probably most famous for its olives! I got there on the night train from Athens, it's only around 250km but such is the state of Greek railways that it takes forever to get anywhere. The journey is noisy, cramped, ... Read the complete review

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