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Kalamata was liberated on 9 September 1944, after a battle between ELAS and the local Nazi collaborators. Kalamata was again in the news on 13 September 1986, when it was hit by an earthquake that measured 6.2 on the surface wave magnitude scale. It was described as "moderately strong" but caused heavy damage throughout the city, killed 20 ...
The Church of St. Spyridon in Old Kardamyli. Kardamyli (Greek: Καρδαμύλη, variously transliterated as Kardamyle, Cardamyle, Kardhamili, and Kardamili, and sometimes called "Skardamoula", especially on old maps) is a town by the sea thirty-five kilometers southeast of Kalamata, Greece.
Kalamata railway station (Greek: Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Καλαμάτας, romanized: Sidirodromikos Stathmos Kalamata) is a disused railway station in Kalamata, Greece. located within the city itself. Opened 1892 by the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways (now part of OSE).
Attested since the 10th century, Kalamata occupies the site of the ancient city of Pharae, on whose acropolis the medieval castle was built. [1] The original castle was built by the Byzantine Empire, but by the time of the arrival of the Frankish Crusaders in 1205, it was in poor condition and had been transformed into a monastery, which was able to offer only brief resistance to the conquerors.
BRETT STEVENS/Getty Images. Kalamata olives are a widely recognized and much-loved type of Greek olive that grow on the Kalamon tree and hail from the Peloponnese region in southern Greece.(Note ...
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Greece is a country in southeastern Europe. Greece is developed country with an advanced high-income economy, a high quality of life, and a very high standard of living.A founding member of the United Nations, Greece was the tenth member to join the European Communities (precursor to the European Union) and has been part of the Eurozone since 2001.
Greek National Road 7 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 7, abbreviated as EO7) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Peloponnese region in southern Greece.It connects the cities of Corinth and Kalamata, via Nemea, Argos, Tripoli and Megalopoli.