Most people who look up Zorba the Greek and Stoupa are searching for a film location. The answer to that question is: the film was not made here. The 1964 movie, directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Anthony Quinn and […]
Stoupa · Mani · Messenia
Guides, flavours and stories from the headland where Enigma and Liastres look out across the Messenian Gulf.
Most people who look up Zorba the Greek and Stoupa are searching for a film location. The answer to that question is: the film was not made here. The 1964 movie, directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Anthony Quinn and […]
Stoupa sits at the point where the Taygetos mountain range drops into the Messenian Bay. Behind the village, the mountains are steep, dry and ancient-looking. In front of it, the sea is clear, warm and shallow. The distance between the […]
Stoupa has around 38 restaurants. Most of them serve a version of the same menu: Greek salad, souvlaki, grilled fish, moussaka, cold beer. In a village this size, any of them will give you a reasonable evening. But if you […]
There is a moment every evening in Stoupa when the sky above the Messenian Bay turns amber. The sun drops behind the mountains, the sea goes flat and reflective, and anyone sitting at Enigma Cocktail Bar with a drink in […]
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