KALAMATA/Durress

[FIFE1]

See Kalamata not getting very good reviews! Is it really this bad? A few years thomson swapped one of teh planned stops due to bad reveiws? Could this happen again.

Any feedback on Durres any feedback

[Julessmiles]

See Kalamata not getting very good reviews! Is it really this bad? A few years thomson swapped one of teh planned stops due to bad reveiws? Could this happen again.

Any feedback on Durres any feedback

 

 

We went to Kalamata in 2012. Had a lovely beach day there. Had sunbeds at a cafe on the beach all day & kept cool by swimming in the sea. Just had to pay for any drinks / food we had bought (reasonable price). Really enjoyed our relaxing day there - makes a change from all the rushing around seeing places!

[Langtoncouple]

We decided to look out for the Military Museum in Kalamata and got lost. We eventually found it and had taken a long roundabout way to get there but it was worth it. Its free and apart from one other couple, we were the only ones. It is run by the military and we had our own guide to show us round. He was a Greek soldier. He knew his stuff but the problem was the time. We eventually had to tell him we were on a cruise and that time was limited but this museum was well worth visiting with a tank and a plane in the courtyard. We had a really cheap lunch in a restaurant on one of the non tourist streets. Excellent. Came across the train park but it was quite sad seeing these rusting old trains. I wonder what York Museum would do with them!! Some good shops. Kalamata isn't the prettiest but its a port and a base for visiting further afield.

[Julessmiles]

We decided to look out for the Military Museum in Kalamata and got lost. We eventually found it and had taken a long roundabout way to get there but it was worth it. Its free and apart from one other couple, we were the only ones. It is run by the military and we had our own guide to show us round. He was a Greek soldier. He knew his stuff but the problem was the time. We eventually had to tell him we were on a cruise and that time was limited but this museum was well worth visiting with a tank and a plane in the courtyard. We had a really cheap lunch in a restaurant on one of the non tourist streets. Excellent. Came across the train park but it was quite sad seeing these rusting old trains. I wonder what York Museum would do with them!! Some good shops. Kalamata isn't the prettiest but its a port and a base for visiting further afield.

 

 

Wish I could upload photos to here as the beach really was lovely - we got off the tenders, turned right (with your back to the sea!) and kept on walking for about 1/2 mile (maybe longer?!). We really did enjoy our day there!