Set on the Gulf of Messinia, Kalamata is famous for its long beaches, fine olives and delicious honey. Holidays in Kalamata feature a long stretch of sand and pebble beach with clear warm waters popular with both sunbathers and swimmers. More active tourists can try their hand at a wealth of water sports. Kalamata is a laid-back resort offering a good selection of accommodation to suit every budget, from cheap B&Bs to luxury hotel complexes. There is also a wide choice of bars, restaurants and small shops lining the busy marina and seafront.

Holidays in Kalamata offer excellent transportation links. The resort has its own airport, major port, railway station and bus station. Kalamata International Airport is located four miles northwest of the town. In the summer months charter flights serve many European cities. Kalamata Airport is the gateway to numerous destinations in the southern Peloponnese. Regular ferries also leave Kalamata Port for the Greek island of Crete in the summer months.

Holidays in Kalamata offer a good choice of excursions. Tourists can visit the Benakeion Archaeological Museum of Kalamata in the historical centre, the Byzantine church, the 13th-century Castle of Kalamata, and the Railway Museum of the Municipality of Kalamata. A little further a field is the Temple of the Epicurian Apollo, about 60-minute drive north of Kalamata, while heading south you will find the Caves of Pyrgos Dyros, Cape Tainaron, (Gates of Hades), as well as numerous stone towered villages. To the west is the imposing Castle of Methoni and the royal baths of King Nestor's Palace.