Vlachopoulo is the central village of the municipality of Papaflessas in the center of

Messenia Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...

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. The village is located 38 km from the capital of the prefecture

Kalamata Kalamáta ( el, Καλαμάτα ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia reg ...

and just 20 km from the nearest beach. Vlachopoulo is a rural village, the main products are olives, raisins and grapes. The village is famous for the festival of which every year become the Holy Spirit. Many people from across Messinia ascend on the first morning to Panagitsa chapel atop Magklavas mountain where the view is spectacular and the evening continues with bouzouki at the village.

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* http://www.vlahopoulo.gr/ Populated places in Messenia Pylos-Nestor {{Peloponnese-geo-stub