Kardamyli was, in his later years, the principal home of Patrick Leigh Fermor and his wife Joan.
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Kardamyli is the departure point of many mountain trails, some of which lead to the peak of Mount Taygetus.
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He died in hospital in 2011 the day after returning to his other home in Dumbleton in England.
Some popular beaches during the summer are Kalogria and the beaches by Stoupa harbor, while Kardamyli and Agios Nikolaos have good pebble and sand beaches, too.