The large village of Vasiliko is located on the Tsakona-Kalo Nero National Road at an altitude of 115 metres. It is 45 kilometres from Kalamata and has approximately 350 permanent residents. Before 1860, the area was uninhabited and was known as "Roupaki Chani". The first inhabitant of the area is said to have been Sarris Konstantinos, who came from Kyparissia.
Vasiliko began to be inhabited at the end of the 19th century, but its significant development took place in 1901, after the construction of the railway station of the Kalamata-Patra line. Then, the inhabitants from the surrounding villages came down and settled in the area of the present village.
Most of the houses in the village are stone built by well-known Lagadian craftsmen of Arcadia, such as the building of the Primary School (1918) and the railway station. In Vasiliko, visitors can see the church of the Holy Trinity (1915), which was destroyed by fire and later rebuilt.
In 1935, the Archaeological Museum, with exhibits from the excavations of the Malthi area, was founded in the village and was the first museum in Messenia. Until 1961, the water supply needs were covered by the 22 wells of the village, while from 1961 onwards, the first water supply network was created. After the abolition of the Peloponnese railway network in 2011, the building of the railway station was granted to the Village Association by the OSE.
Finally, in the Ramovouni location, which is only 3 kilometres from Vasiliko, there is the Theodore Kolokotronis Monument. There, under a tree, on April 3rd, 1770, the "Old Man of Moria" was born.
