Mani Peninsula
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The Mani Peninsula is a geographical and cultural region of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. It is often referred to as Mani or "the Mani". The inhabitants of Mani are known as Maniots. Mani and th
Landscape in Mani
The dark-toned Taygetus mountain range, with snow-covered peaks, runs down the spine of Mani, the central peninsula jutting southwards from the Peloponnese, in this March 2014 photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
Rock thyme (Clinopodium alpinum) in an alpine plant community
Greek spiny spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos), found in garrigue habitats
East Mani
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East Mani is a Greek municipality in the Peloponnese administrative region, in the regional unit of modern Laconia. Its seat of administration is the town of Gytheio. It covers the southern portion of
Mani Peninsula
…part of Laconia, a region dominated by the powerful city-state (polis) of Sparta. Its administration is now divided between the municipalities of East Mani in modern Laconia, and West Mani in Messenia. Mani's towns include Areopoli, Gytheio, and Pyrgos Dirou. Notable sites in Mani include the ruins of the…
Areopoli shoreline.