Vathia, Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece
Vathia, an abandoned mountain village built as a fortress to protect from attacks by sea by Turks or pirates, with many tower houses, aerial view, in the south of the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, Greece. 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
14021762
Media ID
45438049
Size
5353px x 3592px
(7.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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Attacks Derelict Descendants Drone Fortified Gulf Hellenic Hilltop Laconian Maina Mane Mani Maniot Maniots Messenian Migration Peloponnese Protect Spartan Spartans Taygetos Turks Unmanned Vegetation
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