Pylos

Why Visit Pylos? # The sharp scent of wild oregano drifts down from the dusty hillsides, mixing with the sharp, salty tang of the Ionian Sea as fishing boats gently knock against the wooden docks in the harbor. Pylos sits gracefully in the southwestern corner of the Peloponnese, wrapped around the wide, protected crescent of Navarino Bay. For American travelers weary of the overcrowded, heavily commercialized islands of the Aegean, this Peloponnesian port offers a slower, deeply traditional rhythm of Greek life. It is a place where older men still debate politics over thick Greek coffee in the central square beneath the heavy shade of ancient plane trees, entirely unbothered by the passing of time.