Costa Navarino to Offer More Tourist Experiences than Ever in 2024

Costa Navarino, the sustainably driven destination in the Mediterranean, will begin its 2024 season this February, with more on offer for guests and villa owners than ever before.

This year marks the first full season for the newest ultra-luxury resort Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino which joins W Costa Navarino, The Westin Resort Costa Navarino and The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort.

2024 also brings an ever-growing community at Costa Navarino Residences, as well as the first full season for the vibrant marketplace Navarino Agora.

Costa Navarino is located in Messinia in the southwest Peloponnese, Greece.

New flights to Kalamata

Meanwhile, Costa Navarino this season will be served by new air connections to Kalamata International Airport.

A new twice-weekly AEGEAN–Olympic Air flight will connect Heraklion on Crete with Kalamata from June 1, while flights from Athens to Kalamata four times per week will operate from April 4, opening multiple international connections through the Star Alliance and AEGEAN network. Flights from Thessaloniki to Kalamata operate throughout the year.

New routes include weekly flights by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) as of February 24, connecting Stockholm to Kalamata, weekly flights from Paris by Air France starting on July 6 and direct flights from Lille and Lyon, operated by Volotea as of April.

Costa Navarino is a 45 minute-drive from Kalamata International Airport.

The Westin Resort Costa Navarino

The season at The Westin Resort Costa Navarino will start on February 18 with a wide offering for sports lovers and gastronomy enthusiasts. The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) will offer its first exclusive five-day program (6 – 10/03) of cooking lessons. Later in the season kids and adults can enroll in the NBA Basketball School, and young football fans can join the FC Bayern Football Camps in the summer. In addition, the Mouratoglou Tennis Center will be available with 17 state-of-the-art courts offering tennis, padel and pickleball.

Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino: New villas & kids club

Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino will open on April 1 for its first full season with five new 3-bedroom villas and a 5-bedroom Royal Villa, which will all be launched within the year. The luxurious Royal Villa can accommodate up to 12 guests and spans across 1,095sqm of indoor and outdoor space. Moreover, younger guests can throw themselves into a vast array of activities at the new Kids Club.

The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort: New experiences

The The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort will welcome guests from April 25. A new adults-only pool enhances the resort offering, alongside a series of exclusive wine, champagne and whiskey events. The resort’s Ionian Exclusive Suites and Villas collection will benefit this year from new, personalized experiences, curated to address each guest’s needs.

W Costa Navarino: Exciting line-up of events

The adults-friendly (over 12yo) beachfront W Costa Navarino opens for the season on May 3, with a new program of music, wellness, watersports, and gastronomy events. A ‘Wellness Sound Weekend’ kicks off the season for those looking to unwind and discover the benefits of music for their wellbeing, as well as a ‘Chefs on Fire’ festival, hosting well-known Greek chefs who will showcase the best of local cuisine with an innovative and creative twist.

Costa Navarino’s residential community

2024 will see the residential community of Costa Navarino Residences grow even more, by welcoming the owners in the Rolling Greens neighborhood at Navarino Dunes.

Following an increased demand for freehold customized and turn-key villas -which serve as doorways to unique experiences and services- the Valley Greens neighborhood was recently introduced.

Overlooking the olive groves, as well as the Ionian Sea, it features a range of turn-key two and three-bedroom semi-detached villas, along with four-bedroom detached villas.

For those seeking to live the Costa Navarino Residences experience, a range of villas will soon become available to rent, whilst enjoying access to resort services.

Golf destination experience

Costa Navarino’s golfing year will start on February 19. Players can enjoy four signature 18-hole golf courses – The Dunes Course, The Bay Course, alongside The Hills Course and the world’s first International Olympic Academy Golf Course, whilst marking in their calendars the dates for the Aegean Messinia ProAm (November 18-24).

It should be noted that Costa Navarino won the coveted “World’s Best Golf Venue” accolade at the 2023 World Golf Awards and last year featured in the Top 10 of the acclaimed Golf World’s “Top 100 World Resorts”.

Navarino Agora gets ready for pulsing season

The Navarino Agora will welcome guests, locals and visitors of Messinia from April 1. An interactive, multicultural space, the Navarino Agora is a marketplace located in Costa Navarino that includes over 20 shops, restaurants, an open-air cinema and hosts events. This year’s program of events will encompass music and dance performances, film festivals, fashion events and more.

Authentic experiences, Sports activities

At Costa Navarino, guests and residents can choose from a multitude of authentic experiences honoring the heritage, gastronomy, and nature of Messinia, such as olive and wine harvesting, village cooking classes, astronomy nights and philosophy walks. For water-based fun, sports enthusiasts can opt for kitesurfing, diving, yachting, sailing and more.