Finikounda Harbor

Finikounda (Greek: Φοινικούντα (f. sg.), also Finikounta, Foinikounta, older also Finikous Φοινικούς (m. sg.)) is a Greek port and seaside resort in Messinia. Together with some surrounding settlements, it forms a local community in the municipal district of Methoni in the municipality of Pylos-Nestoras. Under the old name Paralia Lachanadas Παραλία Λαχανάδας, the place was recognized as a rural municipality (kinotita) in 1929 and renamed in 1930. In 1997 it was incorporated into Methoni, and in 2011 Finikounda and Methoni were merged into the new municipality of Pylos-Nestor. In 2011, the village itself had a population of 592[1]. Since the beginning of the 21st century and the completion of the Methoni-Koroni coastal road, Finikounda has developed into a tourist resort. Numerous resorts, hotels and holiday homes have been built, as well as bars, restaurants and shopping centers.

Finikounda is located at the southwestern end of the Peloponnese, roughly halfway between Methoni and Koroni.Finikounda includes the villages of Anemomylos, Lachanada, Chrizokambos and Loutsa, the uninhabited island of Agia Marina and the sparsely inhabited island of Schiza, about five kilometers from the coast.