by Will van den Heuvel | 26 Jul 2019 | update
Pictures made by a guestAt the end of June we had a family from Lithuania as a guest. A bit difficult communication because our Lithuanian was not as good as their English but very nice people! They drove around a lot in our area and sent us a huge amount of photos...
by Will van den Heuvel | 26 Jul 2019 | update
The Palace of Nestor The ancient palace of the famous King of Pylos, Nestor, is 14 km away from modern Pylos. It is the most characteristic remaining palace of Mycenaean antiquity. The place where, according to researchers, the old Pylos was situated. It is the...
by Will van den Heuvel | 26 Jul 2019 | update
SwallowsAt the end of May, a swallow couple was busy making a nest under the porch of the Agalia caravan. We didn’t find the place that convenient, but okay, removing a swallow’s nest brings bad luck here, so we let them go their way. The structure looked...
by Will van den Heuvel | 26 Jul 2019 | update
New sun beds!Our, purchased, sun beds from the first season were completely worn out. Since Jan can make the most beautiful things out of wood, I wanted wooden sunbeds; made by Jan. And they are finished now! In the end it became a nice collaboration between us; I...
by Will van den Heuvel | 26 Jul 2019 | update
Turtle in the garden! What beautiful, prehistoric animals they are! Just ‘in the wild’ in our garden. He or she roamed around for a while and quickly disappeared among the nice fresh green...
by Will van den Heuvel | 13 May 2019 | update
Olive harvest weeksReal summer crowds are yet to come, but we already think half a year ahead: the traditional olive harvest in Greece. Families are preparing, with the itinerant farm workers, for this annual phenomenon. The time of a pleasant warmth, beautiful autumn...
by Will van den Heuvel | 13 May 2019 | update
Pylos and the NeoKastro Pylos has known several locations. According to tradition one Pylos in the 14th century BC founded a city on the Hill Engliános, 17 km north of the current Pilos. Neleus drove him out of the Hill, built a Palace and made an important town of...
by Will van den Heuvel | 13 May 2019 | update
Walk from Chomatero to Klisoura and backOur guests from Brabant have walked this beautiful circular walk with the Freewalkers. Just after the start of the walk we passed a little Byzantine convent where we usually take a look. This time as well. First you see pictures...
by Will van den Heuvel | 13 May 2019 | update
Flights to Kalamata and Athens from United KingdomThis week I was browsing for prices of flights to Greece. I discovered some quite good prices at Skyscanner for this spring but also later in the year. Below I put some screenshots with some available flights and...
by Will van den Heuvel | 13 May 2019 | update
The Seabattle at Methoni194 years ago, during the Greek war of Independence against the Turks, the moral of the Greek rebels was completely to the ground. The rebellion that started with great energy, was beaten down by the cruel opponents. At this crucial moment the...
