Trifylia is the northwest Messenia municipality with Kyparissia as its seat.
Kyparissia has a castle, a long beach and a calm town centre. Kyparissia Bay is a nesting area for loggerhead turtles. The Peristeria tholos tomb and olive groves complete the picture.
Trifylia stretches along the Ionian coast of Messenia, with a long sandy shoreline backed by hills and olive groves. Kyparissia is the main town, with a castle above it, an old quarter on the hillside and a long beach. The bay is one of the most important nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean, and conservation work and information are available for visitors. Inland, the Mycenaean tholos tomb at Peristeria is a rarely visited site that shows the antiquity of settlement in the area. The coast is less developed than the south of Messenia, which gives it a calm atmosphere, and the sunsets over the sea are excellent. The area is easy to reach from Pyrgos or Kalamata, and fits well on a drive along the western coast of the Peloponnese. Summer sees more visitors, while spring and autumn are quiet.
Loggerhead sea turtles.
Yes, in Kyparissia.
