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Relaxing Bike City Τour with a local in Kalamata Messinia

Relaxing Bike City Τour with a local in Kalamata Messinia

Pedal away through this beautiful coastal city!

Enjoy a 3-hour bike city tour experience around Kalamata in Messinia region, one of the most beautiful cities of the Peloponnese, and explore its hidden gems.

Whether this is your first or umpteenth time here, one thing that’ll surely amaze you is how quickly you can get from one end of the city to the other. Join us with your own bike or let us provide a bike for you.

 

A memorable, private and personalized experience exclusively for you and your beloved ones, because,

once booked for the day no other guests are added in the experience!

 

Where

You’ll cycle around one of the most beautiful coastal cities of the PeloponneseKalamata. You may have been here before, or you may have already been around it on foot or by car, but how about exploring it on a bike, just for something different?

A 5km bike lane starts from the historic centre of the city and ends up at the beautiful awarded beach of Kalamata, making the bike a great way to get around.

 

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When

The Bike tour experience is available Monday-Saturday, all-year round, either in the mornings or in the evenings. Greek official holidays are excluded.


The Bike tour experience

Put on your helmet and get ready to explore the history of Kalamata accompanied by Maria, our experienced bike rider!

 

Meeting Point

Maria, our passionate food and bike lover and local host, will be waiting for you at the beautiful square 23rd March Square (Πλ. 23ης Μαρτίου) in front of the Byzantine Church of the Holy Apostles (Αγιοι Απόστολοι) in the historical centre of Kalamata with her bike.

Then, together we will go to the Bike store where we will choose your bike according to your needs.

 

 

 

Why tour the city

Each city has a unique identity that makes its stand out. Some are historic and beautiful cities with a rich architectural and cultural legacy, others are more modern, offering the latest amenities and a more contemporary history. Some are perfect for winter getaways, while others are ideal for summer holidays.

Kalamata is a city where its rich history is evident wherever you go, blending in beautifully with the modern way of life and making it the ideal destination and choice whatever you may be looking for!

 

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What you’ll discover

Naturally, even the most relaxing exercise needs energy. But don’t worry, we’ve thought of everything. If you wish, we can make a quick stop at a shop with traditional, home-made delicacies, so you can get a taste of the rich culinary tradition of this area.

Some of the Bike Tour highlights:

  • Upper Square / Church of Presentation of Jesus (Ypapanti tou Sotiros)
  • St. Constantine and Helen Convent
  • 19th century Classical and Neoclassical Buildings
  • Old Karelia Tobacco Factory
  • Historical and Folklore Museum of Kalamata
  • Archaeological Museum / Old Market
  • Down Square / Byzantine Church of the Holy Apostles
  • Othonos Square and Vasileos Georgiou II Square
  • Church of Agios Ioannis o Prodromos (St John the Baptist)
  • Cultural Centre – Nikolaos and Regina Pantazopoulou Building
  • Kalamata Municipal Railway Park / Open-Air Museum
  • Old Flour Mill / Roller Mills
  • Customs / Kalamata Port
  • Kalamata Beach (Navarinou Street)

During the bike tour, you’ll have time to do some shopping and at the end you may wish to enjoy a mouthwatering local lunch in one of the cosiest Coffee Shop-Cum-Ouzo taverns in Kalamata.

 

Before we bid our farewells, we’ll give you all the inside tips about where to shop, where to have the most delicious meal and where to have fun in Kalamata. You just need to ask!

 

 

 

 

Are you a travel agency or company and are looking for a trusted local partner?

Do you wish to build a mutual, fruitful collaboration and would like to provide a one of a kind gastronomic experiences

or team building events to your travelers?

You can contact us and organize it for you in the best way possible!

 

Tips

To make your experience even more memorable, here are some tips:

  • Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, a hat and sunglasses, as you will spend quite a bit of time outdoors.
  • Notify us of any special dietary needs (e.g. vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, flexitarian, etc.)
  • Notify us of any allergies (e.g. food allergies, allergies to bees, etc.)

 

Pricing

  • Small, only private experiences of 2-4 guests: €95,00 / per person
  • Min. of people: 1 - Max: 4.

 

Contact us to request a price:

  • For transfer services or organize your transfer from Athens city or any other place in Peloponnese and join the Bike tour experience.

 

We can also design and provide tailor-made and multi-day experiences in the region of Peloponnese upon request. 

Drop us a line at mamasflavours@gmail.com and together we’ll come up with a personalized gastronomic experience

just for you!

 

Included in the price

  • Experienced local bike rider throughout the tour
  • 1 city bike per person
  • Quality helmet
  • Baby and child seats (for our younger friends!)
  • Local delicacies, fresh juice or coffee & bottle of water during the ride
  • All taxes

 

Excluded from the price

  • Electric bikes may be provided (upon request and at an extra charge)
  • Light or full local lunch (upon request and at an extra charge)
  • Personal purchases from local shops (optional)
  • Tips and gratuities (optional)
  • Transfer services may be provided upon request and at an extra charge

 

Additional Info

  • The Bike tour experience is provided upon request and depending on availability. In case there is no availability for the day you are interested, the experience can be offered the next available date or choose another available experience after coordination.
  • The Bike tour experience may be enriched with any of the following experiences: Olive oil or a Honey tasting, or a short Traditional Food Tour, upon request and at an extra charge.
  • Availability: Monday - Saturday, all-year round depending on the weather conditions. Holy Friday - Easter Tuesday and Greek official holidays are excluded.
  • The Bike tour experience takes place either in the mornings or on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays afternoons when the local shops are open. 
  • Meeting point and time: At the beautiful square, 23rd March Square (Πλ. 23ης Μαρτίου), in front of the Byzantine Church of St. Apostles (Άγιοι Απόστολοι) in the historical centre of Kalamata at 09:00 a.m. or 17:30 p.m.
  • We can provide you with an electric bike upon request and at an extra small charge.
  • Level: Easy.
  • In the summer months, the Bike Tour may be combined with a short, revitalizing dip in the beautiful beach of Kalamata (Navarinou Street).
  • Languages: English & Greek. Other languages can be provided at an extra charge.
  • Family friendly.

 

Bookings & payment

  • Bookings: In order to organize your experience in the best way, ideally the booking and the full payment should be made the latest 2 days before.
  • For less than 2 days or last minute requests, please contact us via email to check availability.
  • When the booking and the transaction are completed the experience is officially confirmed by Mama's flavours through email.
  • All payments can be made through our booking engine, bank transfer (you can contact us via email for this option) or Paypal.
  • Cash is not accepted.

 

Cancellation Policy

  • Mama's flavours reserves the right to postpone the bike tour experience due to bad weather. If the tour is postponed, no refund is given but, the experience is conducted the next available date and after coordination.
  • For cancellations from our guests, no refund is given regardless the time but, you may choose a next available date.
  • All sales final.

 

Mama's flavours philosophy

Our scope is to provide to our guests - travelers a high quality personalized and authentic local experience that goes above and beyond their expectations. That is why we always prefer to organize only private experiences to couples, friends and families. This applies also for larger groups for e.g. a group of friends or a team building event.

When you, our guest, are interested in one or more of our gastronomic experiences, the day is exclusively dedicated to you, your friends and your beloved ones. Once booked for the day no other guests are added. With this way, we enjoy a beautiful day together and at the end we say until next time as friends!

 

 

 

 

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