"Mani in Laconia area - Peloponnese - Greece" Top 5 Page for this destination West Mani by marka13

West Mani Travel Guide: 57 reviews and 182 photos

Mani my homeland

Mani is the place where my both parents come from. Even if I was born and live in Athens, it still remains my favorite place and I spend there 4-5 months a year. I consider myself almost local, when I'm there, as I meet many people and know the area pretty well.

For any additional info for the place, feel free to contact me.

But for a first introduction with Maniots, their history, their customs and the beautiful place visit my LACONIAN PREFECTURE page and learn about Gythio, Sparta, Monemvasia, Vathia etc.

Thank you for your virtual visiting of my homeland!

Diros caves (3rd world wide)

Githio - Gythio - Gytheio - Yithion

Special thanks to the creator of www.mani.org.gr site for the increadibly amount of info, he let me use for this site and for the beautiful pics you will enjoy in many of my tips.

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:Mani is really special... Special people and special place - Come to see and believe

Last visit to West Mani: Mar 2003
Intro Updated Mar 14, 2003
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Agios Nikolaos church - Germa village - West Mani

Old churches of Mani Off The Beaten Path (7)

I cannot give you special instructions for what church to visit and what is its name. I can only advise you to enter 5-6... more travel advice

Castles of Mani Off The Beaten Path (7)

The typical way to dominate a contumacious and hill dwelling population in this period was to build castles that... more travel advice

Skoutari village Off The Beaten Path (7)

About a kilometre below Skoutari on the beach, its apse pointing out to sea, is the church of Ag. Varvara (St. Barbara).... more travel advice

Nowdays Local Customs (6)

All these violent customs like vendetta, now belong to History. Maniots nowdays love to have doughters and feel proud... more travel advice

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nickandchris Jun 25, 2007 at 7:16 AM

A brilliant page with outstanding tips.
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Intrepidduck Feb 22, 2004 at 7:05 AM

The Mani facinates me and I'm about to get stuck into reading Patrick Leigh Fermors "The Mani". Your site and the book should open my insight when Walking Europe later this year.
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peijtertjes Oct 31, 2003 at 12:47 AM

Wow another place to go where are not too many tourists in Greece. Never heard of Mani before but is sounds great. I'am enjoying your pages ;-)
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850prc Aug 25, 2003 at 12:31 PM

Terrific peek at your homeland, Marka. This is a very entertaining page.
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Redule Aug 6, 2003 at 8:45 AM

it is so interesting about weeping songs and vendettas. exactly what I like to read. by the way, all your pages are very interesting and useful, all your pelaponesse tips go to my Custom travel guide
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eden_teuling May 19, 2003 at 3:40 AM

I'm most impressed, Marka, I love history and reading your trips-tips+stories, time flew by! Exciting and..how much I've missed while there! Thanks, elisabeth
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globerover May 1, 2003 at 2:06 AM

a most interesting page with lots of infos; now that vendettas are no longer practiced it seems safe to go there :))))
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Jewels Apr 17, 2003 at 4:04 PM

What a hot blooded people you are - weeping songs and vendettas - I love the caverns :o) Great pics and tons of info here
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allouc Apr 16, 2003 at 8:28 AM

Thanks again for a lovingly built page.
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Waalewiener Apr 15, 2003 at 8:30 PM

Marka your page is very good and your writing is so good and so helpful the pic's great this looks like a lovely place to visit