Éxo Dhimarístika
District of Dimarístika
Peloponnese - Greece

Mani Peninsula

The Mani Peninsula (Μάνη, Mánē in Greek), also long known by its medieval name Maina or Maïna, is a geographical and cultural region in Greece. The capital city of Mani is Areopoli. Mani is the central peninsula of the three which extend southwards from the Peloponnese in southern Greece. To the east is the Laconian Gulf, to the west the Messenian Gulf. The peninsula forms a continuation of the Taygetos mountain range, the western spine of the Peloponnese.

Located at 36.5681, 22.4286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Peninsulas of Greece, Mani Peninsula

Parasyros

Parasyros is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece. Paraasyros is part of the community of Skoutari within the municipal unit of Gytheio. Parasyros is located SE of Areopoli, N of Gerolimenas and S of Gythio. Parasyros is situated in a dry-grass and a mountainous setting, farmlands are in valley areas and are rarely founded.

Located at 36.6681, 22.4833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Populated places in Laconia, Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula

Battle of Vromopigada

The Battle of Vromopigada was fought between the Ottoman Turks and the Maniots of Mani in 1770. The location of the battle was in a plain between the two towns of Skoutari and Parasyros. The battle ended in a Greek victory.

Located at 36.6667, 22.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Battles involving the Ottoman Empire, Conflicts in 1770, Mani Peninsula, Battles involving Mani, 1770 in Greece, 18th century in the Ottoman Empire

Drosopigi, Laconia

Drosopigi is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Gytheio. Drosopigi is built on a mountain around 400 metres above sea level. Drosopigi has Maniot pyrgoi (towers). During World War II the Germans who were based at Gytheio bombarded the town with cannon fire. Now Drosopigi has a population of only 50 people. In the summer people who moved from Drosopigi to Athens come for vacation, but off-season Drosopigi is a deserted place.

Located at 36.6722, 22.4619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Populated places in Laconia, Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula

Cape Matapan

Cape Matapan (Greek: Κάβο Ματαπάς, or Ματαπά in the Maniot dialect), also known as Cape Tainaron, or Cape Tenaro, is situated at the end of the Mani, Greece. Cape Matapan is the southernmost point of mainland Greece. It separates the Messenian Gulf in the west from the Laconian Gulf in the east.

Located at 36.385, 22.4828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Headlands of Greece, Laconia, Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula, Lighthouses in Greece

Pyrgos Dirou

Pyrgos Dirou is a town in Mani, Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Oitylo. It is around 26 kilometres from Areopoli.

Located at 36.626, 22.382 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Populated places in Laconia, Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula

Porto Kagio

Porto Kagio is a village in Mani, Greece. History writes that the year 1570, the Ottomans tried to build a castle there to block the sea route for the Venetians to their colonies in Crete and Cyprus. As soon as the Maniots heard of this, they besieged the castle. They also sent messengers to the Venetians for naval help. The Venetians arrived and the Turks surrendered. In 1670 the Ottomans returned and they built a new castle there. They were driven out of it by 1770 during the Orlov Revolt.

Located at 36.4369, 22.4858 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula

Kitta

Kitta or Koita, is a village in Mesa Mani, Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Oitylo. It is built on top of a hill, overlooking the sea. Kitta is known for its many Maniot pyrgoi (war towers). Partially abandoned, it now has a population of around 50. Much of the population left between World War II and today. It was the scene of Mani's last vendetta, in 1870 which required the intervention of the army, with artillery to halt it.

Located at 36.5167, 22.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Cities and towns in the Mani Peninsula, Populated places in Laconia

Tigani

Tigani (Τηγάνι) is a small peninsula in the landscape of Mani in southern Greece. The name is Greek for "frying pan". Tigani is surrounded by the sea except for a narrow strip of land that connects to the mainland. The ruins of a probable medieval castle can be found there. Its position and its walls made it extremely hard to capture.

Located at 36.4124, 22.4816 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Peninsulas of Greece, Mani Peninsula

Gerolimenas

Gerolimenas is a picturesque small coastal village at the southern end of the Mani Peninsula, in Laconia, in the Peloponnese, Greece. Τhe name, which means "Old Harbour", is thought to derive from the ancient "Ιερός Λιμήν" (Ieros Limen), meaning "Sacred Harbor". One of the remotest settlements in the Peloponnese, until the 1970s it was reached mainly by boat. In the past it was a major fishing center, and featured substantial infrastructure such as a shipyard, ice supplies, and a fish market.

Located at 36.483, 22.399 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in Laconia, Mani Peninsula