Welcome to Kalamata
Kalamata is difficult to be defined because it is lost in the mists of time.
First of all
First of all, from the get-go we need to clarify that the beginning of the history of Kalamata is difficult to be defined because it is lost in the mists of time. Homer, the legendary author of the Iliad and the Odyssey was the first to mention an ancient city called “Pharai”(Φαραί) as one of the seven cities that Agamemnon offered to Achilles to ease his anger and it is situated more or less in the position where the Kalamata Castle stands today.
Archaic and proto-Greek remains (Poseidon temple) that were found in Akrovitika region came to prove that the city during these ancient times was not covered by the sea, although it was commonly believed so. Furthermore, starting from the EH era (2600-2300 BC) traces of human life have been found by archaeologists in Akrovitika region situated 2-3 km southwest of Kalamata. The city’s history line includes the domination of Sparta (8th-4th century BC), the Franks (1205 AD), Venetians (1685-1715 Mch) and lastly the Turks.
