Mikri Mantineia at the Municipality of Kalamata in Messinia. Mikri Mantineia, a location of summer houses, is situated at a distance of 8 Km. from the centre of the town of Kalamata, which –after Patras- is the second largest city of the Pelopponese counting on approximately 70,000 inhabitants. It is a modern town with excellent infrastructure. The morphology of the area, that is, Mount Taygetus –one of the most beautiful mountains of Greece- in combination with the large, natural beaches not only within the boundaries of Kalamata, but also in the Messinian Gulf, with waters ideal for holidays, compose a scenery of unrivalled beauty.All along the beach, visitors can find restaurants, taverns, night-clubs, cafeterias as well as many clubs scattered in a distance of 17 Km. from Kalamata to the small harbor of Kitries in the Municipality of Avia.