The first hotels and spas in a 1bn euro (US$1.43bn, £863.74m) resort being built in Messinia, Greece, will open in 2010.
Called Costa Navarino and masterminded by Greek company Temes SA, the development will contain 11 luxury hotels managed by various international brands along 150km of coastline. As well as 3,000 hotel rooms, there will be luxury villas, seven golf courses, six thalassotherapy centres and spas and a marina.
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