The historic village of Skala is 4 km from Meligalas and 24 km from Kalamata. It is speculated that there was an ancient inhabitable settlement called Isthmus in the village, while Pausanias mentions a king of Messinia by the name of Isthmios.
Just 300 meters from the village, there is a location called Paloukorachi, which, during the Turkish occupation, was a place of torture. Specifically, there, the Ottomans led the thieves and the fighters they captured and killed them by piercing them with sticks. It is believed that the Revolution of 1821 started from Skala when on March 22nd, they killed the Turkish guards of the village and captured the postman of the Tripolis Pasha. According to Theodoros Kolokotronis in his Memoirs, at Skala, he met with Papaflessas. They made their proclamation known, saying: "The time has come, and the stage of glory and freedom has opened". In 1825, Koundouriotis settled in Skala with Alexandros Mavrokordatos, campaigning against Ibrahim.
Finally, in the village with the traditional houses, the visitor can see the church of Agios Dimitrios and the chapel of the Virgin at the Panagitsa location.
