Mani is an area of the Peloponnese, in which a large number of traditional buildings (towers, tower houses, farm houses) have been preserved in good condition. The stone buildings form exciting residential ensembles with the special Mani architectural style. In the eastern part of Mani there are more than ten traditional villages with abandoned towers and ruined tower houses. Almost all settlements have one or even two churches dating from the 14th or even the 12th century.
Starting from Gythio to the eastern or prosilian Mani and going up to Taygetos, the traveler meets the first group of traditional settlements: Platanos, Konakia, Karvelas, Myrsini, Sidirokastro, Mesochori and Polyaravas. Polyaravas, just 26 kilometers from Gythio, is built at an altitude of 840 meters and has an excellent climate. hotels in mani The original name of the village was polytzaravos - a place with many tzara (phrygana).
Karyoupoli is built in a naturally fortified position. A fort with arched gates and loopholes has been built on the hill. The fort of Karyoupoli controlled the entrance to Mani. Ageranos is 14 km from Gythio. In Ageranos the visitor can see the walled complex of Antonobei Grigorakis. The Grigorakis family nominated three Beys who ruled for 26 years before the revolution, while on the eve of the revolution Petrobeis Mavromichalis took power. In the village there are also the stone houses (tower houses) of the Algerinakos and Xirantakos families as well as the Tsikouri complex.
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