Areopoli, Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece
Areopoli, a town on the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece. The town was built in the 18th century and was the home of Petros Mavromichalis who started the Greek War of Independence against the Ottomans. In the centre is the Agia Triada church. The peninsula is home to the Maniots, descendants of the Spartans. It sits between the Laconian Gulf and the Messenian Gulf and houses the Taygetos mountains. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14021948
Media ID
45498135
Size
8268px x 5846px
(17.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
