Slide show of the Mani around vacation house Horiodaki in Stoupa-Lefktron, Messenian Gulf, Greece Possible destinations for day trips • slide 11 to 13 = sandy beach of Stoupa-Kalogria • slide 14 = harbour of fishing village Aghios Nikolaos (Selenitsa) • slide 16 and 17 = mountain village Kotroni south of Aghios Nikolaos ( distance appr. 5 km) • slide 21 = ancient quarry (grey marble) and cave of Katafigi near the road to Trachila • slide22 = fishing village Aghios Dimitrios at sunset • slide 24 and 25 = Limeni at the Itilon bay (see „Petrobey“ Mavromichalis: 1821 = starting point of the Maniotic revolt against the turkisch occupation) • slide 28 = Tigani peninsula near the Cavo Grosso („Lion's head“) • slide 34 = Mezapos, a former pirates' nest • slide 36 = caves of Pirgos Dirou south of Areopolis • slide 37 = Kambos gorge near Kentro (during winter months the narrowest passage is frequently blocked by ponds of ice cold water!) • slide 38 = beach of Kainípolis south of Alika and ruin of Aghios Petros basilica with ancient columns and epigrams (foundation of settlers from the ancient town of Tainaron) • slide 39 = lighthouse of cape Matapan near the ancient Tainaron (death oracle and „entrance to Hades“) • slide 49 = the old Kardamili with a Venetian church tower and sculptured marble • slide 50 = ancient marble blocks and columns of Aghios Georgios quarry near Mezapos • slide 51 and 52 = roman quarry of coloured marble (Rosso Antico) near Dimaristika • slide 53 and 54 = columns of coloured marble in the Roman theatre of ancient Messene* and its Arcadian Gate northwest of Kalamata (*built in -369 after the end of Sparta's rule over Messenia) • slide 57 = snow covered Profitis Elias above Kardamili (highest mountain of the Taygetos chain) • slide 59 = mule path (Kalderini) into the high mountains above the village of Sotiriánika close to the Kambos gorge • slide 60 = Kalderini leading to the mountain village of Platsa above Kotroni (see slide 17)..