Messini Market - Fair

Each year in the town of Messini (which is the nearest town of any reasonable size to us) a giant fair / market visits. The local authority commences the building of the 

stalls late August on open land surrounding the town but the stalls also fill side streets and car parks in the town.

Traders from all over Greece and adjoining countries arrive with their wares. In true Greek style the market starts early but stall holders siesta in the afternoon (see above)......

Whilst visiting in the afternoon affords easy walking and looking around the best time is of course in the evening. Cooler temperatures and a virtual party atmosphere exists. Items on sale range from livestock, horses, donkeys, poultry etc. Kitchen wares, carpets, tools, clothes etc. indeed there is little you can not get ! The whole event continues until 29th September this year......