Excursions in Mani

Ø CAVES OF PIRGOS DIROU https://goo.gl/maps/WLbYu3yXjaUpHk346 Ø WATER PARK YOLO KALAMATA on the beach road; daily 10.00 am to 08.00 pm, Tel. 693 926 9695 www.waterparkyolo.business.site/#details https://goo.gl/maps/deocS7LKSbgUaeay5

Ø CAP TENERON Southern most part of mainland Greece, light tower, 1 hours walk one direction, no shade!, can be very hot in summer! https://goo.gl/maps/XE8FzRg1KPCFLwQi9 Ø VATHIA and the INNER MANI Old tower village situated on a hill in the southern Mani. Maybe the most photographed villa

Ø KOTRONI https://goo.gl/maps/JKL5W6EfYtRRGgeV8 Ø Eleochori https://goo.gl/maps/qDPq7YkxSfF9K8e69 Ø Pigi https://goo.gl/maps/mqzvXnci5Lm8186y5 Ø Platsa https://goo.gl/maps/WTGsxGiY1YGocAjQA

Ø METHONI – nice harbour village in southern Messinia with a fortress, 2 hours one way, 100 km https://goo.gl/maps/RmzWdX6XxrX5t5CG9 Ø APOLLON TEMPEL near BASSAE – UNESCO world cultural heritage site, 2,5 hours one way, 130 km https://goo.gl/maps/cksnHodT5udmxcRR8 Ø POLYLIMNIO WATER

Ø Mountain loup – AGIOS NIKOLAOS – PLATSA – MILEA – KARIOVOUNI-KASTANEA-SAIDONA-EXOCHORI-PROASTIO-STOUPA – AGIOS NIKOLAOS Ø LIMENI Fishing village https://goo.gl/maps/pmToRjxLV6AuC17z9 Ø AREOPOLI Main village of Mani – well preserved old village with nice shops and taverns, market every

Ø PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR HOUSE Kalamitsi Beach, stunning home of English Hellenophile and writer, now a museum and open for the public three times a week by appointment. THE LEIGH FERMOR HOUSE - Benaki Museum https://goo.gl/maps/3RV6pLberJsRVq8T6 Ø PLATSA AMPHITHEATER On the outskirts of Pla

These selected hikes are relatively easy to walk and go along old traditional Mani stone paths, which were made to connect the villages by foot or by donkey. As they are not always well maintained make sure you have good shoes and wear at least long pants as bushes can grow into the paths.

Ø Milea https://goo.gl/maps/yiMuWGmsdf8JY43P9 Ø Kareovounio A small village built next to a stream and a majestic spring. Slavs lived here and named many places. Goudelis’ tower and the churches of Agios Georgios and Profitis Ilias are the ones that characterize the village most. https://