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Lovely small Greek village by the sea with an amazing castle. Super clear water and sandy beach. Plenty of restaurants of all types. Nice and relaxed and lots of places to visit if you have a car. stayed in the lovely Ulysses hotel.

Methoni is absolutely lovely and we really enjoyed it. The only thing I would say is that it is hard to get away to visit other places without a car. There are some buses, to Pylos, Finicounta and Kalamata, but it was impossible to get a timetable. We kind of got round it by getting a taxi to Pylos initially, and the nice man at the bus office wrote down the times of buses between Pylos and Methoni, but we didn't travel around as much as we might have because it was so hard to get the bus times. There are very good local taxi services, but they are a bit pricey to do more than a couple of excursions (for us anyway - no disrespect at all to local taxi driver who were wonderful when we used them). Other than this it is really beautiful and absolutely fantastic food. The beach is lovely and great for swimming and snorkelling. The castle is amazing. Getting a boat to nearby Sapientza is recommended too, as is an excursion to Ancient Messini. The museum at the castle in Pylos is great.

Methoni has a good choice of restaurants, quite a few of which are located around the square which has a lovely atmosphere of an evening. There is plenty of free parking and the castle is worth visiting, especially for the views. Methoni is a great place to relax and watch the boats or to sip a cocktail while looking at the milky way.

Methoni is a great village for a relaxing beach holiday.It suits families with young children ,couples and solo travellers who want a peaceful holiday.There are lots of traditional Greek restaurants none of the usual tourist fare, the food is amazing our favourite was Sapienza just off the coast road. The beach is clean with plenty of sunbeds the sea is shallow and crystal clear..I would suggest use the sunbeds in front of the Methoni Beach Hotel.the beds are free you just need to purchase food or drinks.The food is excellent and everything is ordered and brought to your sun lounger.There are lots of friendly cats and some dogs who like following you around the village. Visiting Methoni castle is a must,it is huge!! It only costs €3 per person the views are amazing with loads of wildflowers inside the ruins.I would be apprehensive though taking young children due to the open steep drops in some cases. There are 3 gift/tourist shops in the village and two small mini markets.There are two amazing bakeries on the same road our favourite was Athanasiou Bakery a great selection of bread, pastries,cakes and handmade mini ice creams. The Trojan horse bar makes great cocktails and the staff are helpful and friendly.A good place to try a few cocktails. Overall visit Methoni and stay in the Achilles hotel. The village is great and easy to walk around for a peaceful beach holiday with none of the usual tourist stuff that can ruin a resort.

Obviously the Castle is the highlight! Wonderful authentic Greek feeling abounds in Methoni- lovely long beach- local restaurants a must! Friendly helpful locals.Just a lovely village to be in and wish we could have stayed longer!

Methoni is a quiet unspoiled place, with all the pros and cons. Restaurants are quite good, parking spaces are plenty and many places/beaches nearby to go to. One huge disappointment is the main attraction: Methoni castle is one of the biggest and most important castles in the whole country but at night it is pitch-black ... zero effort was put in illumination, what a pity!