Home The village            Gerolimenas The location Mani and            its sights Links   The location Gerolimenas is situated in South Laconia, in proud Mani and at a distance of: 300 km from Athens 50 km from the town of Gythio and 25 km from Areopoli. In all probability, Gerolimenas is built on ancient Ippola and is at a distance of 96 km from Sparti. Its name is due to the fact that during the ancient times it was considered to be a "Sacred Port". In the open, its bay reaches cape "Kavo Grosso". It provides a special view to the infinite southern sea, stretching beyond cape &quoot;Tainaro". Τhe hotels O GEROLIMENAS and TO AKROYIALI along with the restaurant, are built on the beautiful pebbled beach of Gerolimenas and on its quiet and unique in physical beauty bay. Τhe furnished apartments TO AKROYIALI are built 200 m. North of the beach, in a property of 4000 sq. m. the businesses operate throughout the year and are the most ideal starting place for the visitor's explorations and excursions in the area, presenting: presenting the special architecture of Mani, its traditional houses and villages, the various Byzantine and post-Byzantine churches with the extraordinary murals, the Caves of Diros and the Museum of Neolithic art, the paved streets and the canyons for hikers, the Tainaro cape with its lighthouse, the mosaic floor from the roman times, the Temple of Poseidon of Tainaro from the 5th century A.D., the picturesque harbourtown Gythio with the small island "Kranai", the fortress cities of Mistras and Monemvassia.

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