Hotel Kyrimai

The Mani


In an idyllic setting at the far southern end of the harbour, Kyrimai is a luxurious historic building with stone floors and timber beams. Rooms come in all shapes and sizes. Outside there's a massive restaurant terrace overlooking the water, open to nonguests. Breakfast is substantial.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Mani attractions

1. Tigani

4.75 MILES

This spectacular peninsula juts out of the Mani coast like an upside-down saucepan and, indeed, its Greek name means 'frying pan'. The high point of…

2. Cape Tenaro

7.93 MILES

From the car park at the end of the road in Kokinogia, at the south of the Mani peninsula, it's a beautiful 2km walk along an uneven rocky path to one of…

3. Diros Caves

10.99 MILES

These extraordinary flooded caves, inhabited since Neolithic times, lie 11km south of Areopoli and are signposted near the village of Pyrgos Dirou. The…

4. Pikoulakis Tower House Museum

12.8 MILES

Housed in a restored tower, this museum displays exquisite Byzantine pieces from Mani churches. These include a 12th-century marble templon (chancel…

5. Church of Agios Ioannis

12.81 MILES

The Church of Agios Ioannis, built by the Mavromichalis family on a tiny square west of the main square, contains a series of well-preserved frescoes…

6. Church of Taxiarches

12.87 MILES

On the southern side of Plateia 17 Martiou is this 18th-century church. Its picturesque five-storey bell tower marks it as the most important of Areopoli…

7. Marathonisi Islet

21.2 MILES

According to mythology, tranquil, pine-shaded Marathonisi, connected to Gythio by a thin causeway, is ancient Cranae, where Paris (prince of Troy) and…

8. Shadow Theatre Museum

21.31 MILES

This beautiful little studio-museum-shop is run by personable local artist Giorgos Hassanakos. The small upstairs gallery pays homage to traditional…