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: no olives grown outside this ...

Throughout its history, Greece has been conquered by the Macedonians, the Romans, Persians and, in modern times, the Ottoman Empire and Nazi Germany. But now there is a new and different battle being ...

If you haven’t spent much time in the city of Kalamata, Greece, you might be surprised that many locals have stories to share about connections to friends or family members 4,700 miles away in Lowell, ...

Messenia’s capital, the coastal city of Kalamata, is built on the site of ancient Pharai. The city is rich in history with cultural gems waiting to be uncovered around every corner. View the Church of ...