Peloponnese Holidays

The Peloponnese region makes up the southernmost part of mainland Greece, stretching over a peninsula for more than 8,000 square miles. It’s well known as one of the country’s most undeveloped and virgin territories. Think sprawling olive groves, and forests turned pink by the flowers from the native almond trees.

Most of the hotels in the Peloponnese region are dotted along the Olympia Coast, which winds along the western seafront. People tend to come here for the beaches, which are tucked away among the forests of the countryside.

The travel books like to refer to the Peloponnese region as the mythical heart of Greece, thanks to the temples and palaces that dot the fields and forests. If you’ve only got time to see one prehistoric spot while you’re here, make it Olympia. This site in the north-west of the region hosted the first ever Olympic Games, with competitors participating every four years to honour the Greek God, Zeus.