Evaluate my Peloponnese road trip
I am a 46 year old woman from the US. My 75 year old mother and I are planning our third trip to Greece and we want to explore the Peloponnese region, specifically the Mani Peninsula. We enjoy eating and drinking (of course, that's why we love visiting Greece!), we like historic sites and museums, beaches are great but with my mom's age mountain hikes are probably not in the cards. We like to be busy and see lots of things, but we also really like staying somewhere long enough to get a real feel for the character of a place. We're looking at late May/early June 2027, 7-10 days.
I will be renting a car and doing all the driving. I am a confident driver, but only with an automatic transmission. Traffic in Athens is pretty intimidating, so I was trying to plan a trip avoiding driving in Athens. Those of you with experience, tell me what you think of my plan below, places I shouldn't bother with or places I'm missing. Thank you for your expertise!
Night 1: Travel from US overnight
Night 2: Overnight Kalamata 1 night
Night 3-4: stay in Kyparissia, day trip to Olympia
Night 5-7: 3 nights Kardamyli, trip to Messene on the way, day trip to Monemvasia, day trip down Mani Peninsula (Lemeni, Aereopoli, maybe down to Tenaro)
Night 8: 1 night Kalamata before travel home the next day