Kardamyli
Geography
Geography
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Kardamyli sits at the foot of the [Taygetus](/wiki/Taygetus "Taygetus") mountains on the coast of the [Messenian Bay](/wiki/Messenian_Gulf "Messenian Gulf"). Much of the town sits on the remnants of a prehistoric lava flow, the remains of which can be seen as the lava rock outcrops which separate many of the local beaches from one another. The local beaches stand out from those in other areas of the world for the remarkably round stones of which they are made up. Nowhere else in the world is it possible to find smooth, often spherical stones on a beach, and the phenomenon has been subject to multiple studies done to find the cause of such a unique occurrence. The nearest places are [Kampos](/wiki/Kampos%2C_Messenia "Kampos, Messenia") to the North and [Proastio](/wiki/Proastio%2C_Messenia "Proastio, Messenia") to the southeast.


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