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Kardamyli is the departure point of many mountain trails, some of which lead to the peak of Mount Taygetus. Kardamyli is known in the area for having an especially good view of Mount Taygetus, known locally as Profitis Ilias, literally translating to "Prophet Elias". Nearby is the Viros Gorge, with a total length of 20 km. The Viros Gorge ...
Cardamyle or Kardamyle (Ancient Greek: Καρδαμύλη) was a town of ancient Messenia.It is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad as one of the seven places offered by Agamemnon to Achilles. [1]
Kardamyli: It was lost by Sparta in 338 after Philip II's campaign in the Peloponnese. [20] Korone: The original name was perhaps Aipeia, but the city was refounded by a Theban oecist after Epaminondas' foundation of Messene in 369. Some modern scholars however think that the city did not exist before that date. [20]
West Mani (Greek: Δυτική Μάνη, romanized: Dytiki Mani) is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece.The seat of the municipality is the town Kardamyli. [2]
Map of modern Mani. The Mani Peninsula (Greek: Μάνη, romanized: Mánē), also long known by its medieval name Maina or Maïna (Greek: Μαΐνη), is a geographical and cultural region in the Peloponnese of Southern Greece and home to the Maniots (Greek: Mανιάτες, romanized: Maniátes), who claim descent from the ancient Spartans.
A NASA image of Crete A NASA image of Rhodes Ithaca is to the upper right of the larger Kefalonia island in this picture. The small island in the top-right corner is the uninhabited Atokos island.
The name "Maniot" is a derivative meaning "of Mani". ... Sparta, the most notable being Asine and Kardamyli. [15] Mani became a center for purple dye, ...
Petrovouni is a small village on the escarpment above Kardamyli on the Mani Peninsula in Messenia on the southern Peloponnese peninsula of Greece It is the home to the Karaveli Monastery and the Faneromeni Monastery of Mani.