We had our dinner at Lela’s who was once housekeeper to Sir Paddy Leigh Farmer, the British writer who once lived in the area

Exo Mani

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September 20th 2014
20 September 2014 Over the last few days we had been drifting north east in the Peloponnese but to finish our exploration of the area we wanted to be in the south west. Fortunately there is a motorway so in an hour we were driving through Kalamata where a week before we had enjoyed their extensive food market. Kalamata is the gateway to the middle and most remote of the Peloponnese t ... read more

Europe » Greece

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more