Yearning for a romantic Mediterranean getaway that offers more than just the stereotypical Greek experience? Greece, the cradle of Western civilization and home to the pantheon of gods and goddesses, ...

If the Mani is the Wild West of Greece, Kardamyli is the saloon where everyone goes for a drink. Compared to your typical beach getaway, it’s an anti-resort — relaxed and relatively unspoiled.

Greece's Peloponnese Peninsula: Nafplio, Olympia, the theater at Epidauros and Mycenae. ... Then we’ll wander off the beaten path along the rustic, rough-and-tumble Mani Peninsula.

There is no coastal drive in Greece that is as dramatic. Still, the Mani is only one small chunk of the Peloponnese – the peninsula that has been at the heart of Greek theatre, literature and ...

Mani, the middle prong of the three peninsulas of the southern Peloponnese, thrusts into the sea like the prow of a ship. It is wrapped in mystery, a remote region hidden behind mountains; and its ...

Peloponnese, Greece: Where ancient myth and history collide. By Ute Junker. November 9, 2016 — 12.15am. ... and the people of the Mani Peninsula, who claim descent from the Spartans.

In the Mani region of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, one finds the village of Neochori, where locals proudly claim they are true ancient Spartan descendants.

This sleepy, rural region of Greece is coming to a screen near you. Marjory McGinn suggests you beat the crowds to experience its romance. ... Travel: Mani delights in Greece.

Greece: The man who fell for Mani's charms Travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor, who died last week, called this Peloponnese peninsula home. <b>Andrew Eames</b> makes a pilgrimage ...

M YSTRAS, Greece — “Son of a biscuit!”. The clock read 8:20 a.m. and I groggily came to the realization that I had overslept and missed the first group hike on the very first day of my stay ...

Travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor, who died last week, called this Peloponnese peninsula home. <b>Andrew Eames</b> makes a pilgrimage ...