Mani Peninsula
A wild, dry peninsula at the southern tip of the mainland, known for stone tower houses and Byzantine churches. Its villages once feuded with each other, and Cape Tainaron is the southernmost point of mainland Europe.
- Where
- Areopoli, Peloponnese, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.5590, 22.4303
Get the Mani Peninsula stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mani Peninsula. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Peloponnese volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mani Peninsula
Taygetus 44 km
A mountain range on the southern Peloponnese rising to 2,407 metres at Profitis Ilias. It overlooks Sparta and has deep gorges such as Rintomo, and snow stays on its tops into early summer.
Mystras 58 km
A ruined Byzantine hill town above Sparta, once the capital of the Despotate of the Morea in the 14th and 15th centuries. Churches with frescoes, a palace and a fortress climb the slope, and it is a UNESCO site.
Monemvasia 58 km
A medieval fortified town on a rocky tied island off the east coast of the Peloponnese, joined to the mainland by a 400 metre causeway. Its walled lower town has stone lanes and Byzantine churches, and ruins crown the plateau above.
Kythira 61 km
An island south of the Peloponnese, said in myth to be the birthplace of Aphrodite. It has white villages, a Venetian fortress at Chora and the Kakalatia waterfalls near Mylopotamos, and ferries reach it from Neapoli and Piraeus.
Methoni Castle 71 km
A medieval fortification on a cape in the port town of Methoni, in Messenia, built by the Venetians. It covers the whole headland and reaches a small islet with an octagonal tower, linked by a stone bridge.
Palace of Nestor 84 km
A Mycenaean palace near Pylos in Messenia, traditionally identified as the home of King Nestor in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. It is one of the best preserved palaces of the Bronze Age, with a throne room, a central hearth and clay tablets written in Linear B.
Spetses 100 km
A pine covered island at the mouth of the Argolic Gulf with a small old harbour and few cars. It played an important role in the 1821 war of independence under the shipowner and heroine Laskarina Bouboulina.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae 108 km
A remote Doric temple high in the Arcadian mountains, built around 420 BC and probably designed by Iktinos. It is covered by a protective tent, and it was among the first sites on the UNESCO list.
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Questions
Where is Mani Peninsula?
Mani Peninsula is in Areopoli, Peloponnese, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Taygetus (44 km), Mystras (58 km), Monemvasia (58 km).
How do I get the Mani Peninsula stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mani Peninsula and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Peloponnese volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mani Peninsula before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Peloponnese volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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