Peloponnese flights and travel guide

Once you cross the Corinth Canal into the southern part of Greece’s mainland, you’ve reached the Peloponnese Peninsula. 

Many flights to Greece bring visitors to this part of the country, where you can visit any number of ancient sites. The natural beauty is staggering with the Taygetos and Parnon mountain ranges dominating the peninsula. Thousands of Athenians flock to the beaches and seaside resorts in the summer months. 

The region is also the most important wine-producing part of Greece. Highlights of a visit to the peninsula are Patras, the third-largest city in the country, and Olympia, where the Olympic torch begins its journey before the Olympic Games.

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Peloponnese insider information

• The ancient names of Greek history are found in the Peloponnese Peninsula: visit Mount Taygetes where young male Spartan babies were put outside on the mountain to die if they looked too weak to be useful fighters. Our words "Spartan" and "laconic" come from this area of Greece which had the reputation of being physically tough and verbally minimal..
• See Clytemnestra’s tomb at the ancient ruin of Mycenae. Clytemnestra was ruled over by her husband Agamemmon who rushed off to fight the Trojan War when Helen, his brother Menelaus's wife, eloped to Troy. He fought in Troy for 10 years but was killed by Clytemnestra on his return. (Yes that’s what Greek myths are all about).
• Olympia is the site of the original Olympic games and the place where the Olympic flame is lit with a parabolic mirror and then carried by hand to the site of the current games.

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Peloponnese airports

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