Greece – Peloponnese – Kalo Nero Beach (En)
Kalo Nero o Kalonero is a village and a community of the Trifylia municipality, Messenia, southern Greece. The population of the entire community is 686, the main village alone 543, the remaining 143 living in the smaller settlements. The village is endowed with beaches with crystal blue waters that attract even the turtles Caretta Caretta, beautiful landscapes and lush vegetation.
We parked right on the beach free (37.297199, 21.695299 lat, long) and in front of us on the beach were the nests of the Caretta Caretta turtles. There were around 7 or 8 motorhomes. There are no facilities but there are showers on the beach and small shops where you can buy bread and other things.
The area has many beach bars with sunbeds and taverns. We dedicated ourselves to sunbathing in the loungers of the beach bars, swimming on the beach and trying the excellent Greek food. One day we had grilled octopus and sardines. For Ben the best sardines so far in Greece. On another day we tried a typical dish that consists of roasted potatoes with a kind of bechamel, cheese, ham and mushrooms that was delicious, and we repeated sardines because they are yummy! They invited us to dessert, watermelon and melon.
They told us that the Caretta Caretta turtles come out of the sea to nest in early June, and the babies hatch in early August. We tried to see the turtles at night but we did not see them, there was a wedding with fireworks and music until 4 am, so we did not sleep much. We took the opportunity to see the sunset which is impressive.
We met our motorhome neighbours, an Italian family who lives near Venice and who are lovely! they invited us for coffee and delicious cookies and I could practice the Italian I am learning. We hope to see them again in some place in Italy! Then we went to explore the swimming pool bar which is great, with luxuriant sunbeds, music, cocktails and food, and you only pay for what you drink. So we enjoyed all evening there!
Our next stop will be the beaches of Palouki and Marathea, which you can see in the next post!
