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Exotic Greece: MΑΝΙ Areopoli, Oitylo, Limeni | Best of sights & beaches, Peloponnese beauties

MANI: LAND OF TOWER HOUSES AND CASTLES, WILD AND UNTAMED. A land of tower houses, castles, ancient sites, Byzantine chapels, beautiful beaches and spectacular caves in the Peloponnese. ================================================================================ 🔔 ** 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹! ** 🔔 ☕️ Buy me a Coffee! - https://ko-fi.com/tourismos ☕️ 💚 FACEBOOK   / tourismos.travel   💚 💚 INSTAGRAM   / tourismos_travel_guru   💚 🏃 CONTACT | COLABS tourismos.travel (@) gmail.com 🏃 ================================================================================ ⭕ [𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝗢𝗡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧-𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧] ⭕ Dry, bare and rugged. The land of the prickly pear bristles with forbidding tower houses, stone villages, Byzantine chapels, delightful coves and astonishing caves. Mani. The people here are frugal and close-knit, still adhering to centuries-old bloodlines and family ties. Barricaded behind the crags of Mt Taygetos and ready for battle, the Maniots developed a powerful sense of autonomy, answerable to no one. What you, the visitor, see today is only what they consider permissible. But you’ll be overwhelmed with images of authentic Greece, because here in this corner of the Peloponnese, at the second-most southerly tip of continental Europe, everything is dramatic and bewitching. What to do in Mani The beautifully built Maniot towers, war machines They are the emblems of Mani. Vigilant lookouts. You won’t find such a spectacular sight in all of Greece. Stone strongholds that thrust from the rocky land as if to strike the sky itself. Their height was directly related to their defensive powers, but also to the rank and social position of the family to which they belonged. Their construction was dictated by military strategy; no windows, minimal openings, battlements and multiple storeys, to give their defenders the advantage. Their spare, elegant masonry was the product of generations of local craftsmen who drew their inspiration from Byzantine fortification architecture. Byzantine churches: perfect gems in a raw terrain You will find this part of Greece’s history – Byzantium – throughout Mani. You’ll see Byzantine churches everywhere. Usually small and humble, they are nevertheless architectural masterpieces and monuments to unshakable faith. Their exteriors are of brick and russet stone. Many possess beautiful domes, carved marble iconostases and other relief decorations. Most of them are well worth a closer look. Vathia and its trademark towers The cluster of towers that forms this fortified village is among the most famous in the Mani and a hauntingly beautiful sight. A trip to the underground lakes in the Dirou caves The colours and shapes here are beyond description. Spelunkers consider the Dirou caves among the most important on the planet. The easiest one to visit, at Vlyhada, is 2.5km long, while the cave at Alepotrypa (‘fox hole’) was inhabited in Neolithic times. Photogenic Limeni South of Areopolis, you’ll come to the indescribably lovely, much photographed little fishing port of Limeni. It boasts a handful of superb tower houses, some exceptional boutique hotels and great fish tavernas. Areopoli (before 1912 also: Tsimova) is a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Greece. The word Areopoli means "city of Ares", the ancient Greek god of war. The Greek War of Independence was started at Areopoli on the 17th of March 1821 by Petros Pierrakos, also known as Petros Mavromichalis, the last bey of Mani. Now Areopoli has grown into a flourishing town. Its tower houses, constructed with field stones, are distinct from the traditional blue and white buildings that characterize many Greek villages. Areopoli is situated near the west coast of the Mani Peninsula, 1.5 km from its port Limeni. It is 20 km southwest of Gytheio. There is lively open air market in the main square each Saturday, with a lot of local producers present. Oitylo (pronounced Ítilo), is a village in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is one of the oldest towns in the Mani Peninsula. It was mentioned in the Iliad by Homer as Oetylοs (Οίτυλος), as part of Menelaus' kingdom. In the Middle Ages, Oitylo grew to become the most important town in Messenian Mani. The only town in Mani that rivaled Oitylos in numbers of pirates was Skoutari. Now Areopoli has taken Oitylo's place as most important town in Laconian Mani. Το τραγούδι Lost Frontier του καλλιτέχνη Kevin MacLeod έχει άδεια με βάση το εξής: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Πηγή: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Καλλιτέχνης: http://incompetech.com/ #mani #exoticgreece #greekislands