Porto Kale

The Mani


A good option in Porto Kagio – simple, snug rooms with stone walls and sun terraces. The young owner is very helpful and speaks English.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Mani attractions

1. Cape Tenaro

2.9 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…

2. Tigani

10.37 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…

3. Diros Caves

15.66 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

17.38 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

17.39 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

17.45 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

22.98 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

23.21 MILES

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