For Italian residents and travellers in the Kalamata area, the Honorary Consular Agency of Italy in Kalamata is the nearest official contact.
Contact Details
| Address | Konstantinou Boufeas 46B, 252 00 Messini, Greece |
| Telephone | +30 2722 025 095 |
| Fax | +30 2722 023 760 |
| kalamata.onorario@esteri.it | |
| Head of Mission | Margherita Bovicelli, Honorary Consular Agent |
Opening Hours
Visits only by prior arrangement – honorary consulates rarely have regular hours.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Kalamata
The honorary consular agent in Kalamata is a volunteer representative of Italy, usually a local business or civic figure.
Despite the name, the office is in Messini, near Kalamata. Distance to the Italian Embassy in Athens: about 175 km.
Which Italian office issues passports and visas?
For passports, visas and civil status documents, Italian citizens contact the Italian Embassy in Athens.
Contact details of the Italian Embassy in Athens, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Sekeri 2, 106 74 Athens, Greece
- Telephone: +30 210 361 72 60
- Email: ambasciata.atene@esteri.it
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00
- Website: www.ambatene.esteri.it/it
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Italy and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Italian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
When is the office closed?
Expect the honorary consulate to be closed on Greek public holidays such as Epiphany (6 January), Independence Day (25 March) and Ochi Day (28 October). The Italian national day, 2 June, normally means a closure too.
Italian missions in Greece
Measured in a straight line from Kalamata, the nearest other Italian office is the Honorary Consulate in Patras (about 140 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Athens (about 180 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Kalamata.
- Athens (180 km) – Embassy of Italy
- Corfu (350 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Patras (140 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Piraeus (170 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Thessaloniki (410 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Heraklion (330 km) – Honorary Vice Consulate
- Kavala (480 km) – Honorary Vice Consulate
- Volos (270 km) – Honorary Vice Consulate
- Chios (380 km) – Honorary Consular Agency
- Igoumenitsa (320 km) – Honorary Consular Agency
- Kalamata – Honorary Consular Agency (this page)
- Paros (270 km) – Honorary Consular Agency
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Details checked on 12 October 2026. Sources: Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Corps Consulaire (20 September 2026). Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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