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	Mani Peninsula
		The Mani is the central peninsula of the three which extend southwards from the Peloponnese in southern Greece.
		In 1249 the Mani was occupied by the Venetians, who made it one of the twelve baronies of the Principality of Moreas and built the fortresses of Mystras, Passavas, Gustema (Beaufort) and Megali Maini.
		The Mani's local autonomy was abolished in 1870, and the area gradually became a backwater as the inhabitants abandoned the land through emigration.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Mani_Peninsula (660 words)

	Mani - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mani_(prophet), Mani was a third-century Persian prophet, the founder of the dualistic Manichaean religion, which borrowed eclectically from Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism.
		Mani is short for the mantra of Avalokiteshvara (Tibetan: Chenrezig).
		Mani is the nickname of the bassist Gary Mounfield who played with the Stone Roses.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Mani (289 words)

	Mani
		We were heading south, to the Mani - the middle of three finger-like peninsulas protruding into the sea from the bottom of the Peloponnese, itself a massive peninsula that constitutes southern Greece.
		Previously, many villages were cut off every winter by the rains, and the road doesn't reach many hamlets in the hills.
		Many fishermen around the coastline of Greece have lost a limb or an eye to dynamite-a hasty and dangerous way to fill the hold with fish.
	www.laconia.org /Wash_post_art_o1.htm (1888 words)

	Maina or Mani
		The peninsula maintains its unspoiled medieval character with many Byzantine churches and towers.
		Maniates actively supported the Venetians and the brothers Melissinoi (with origin from the byzantine family of Melissinoi), Mitropolite Makarios and Bishop Theodoros were the first among these supporters.
		Maniates known for their martial qualities were the first to join the liberation movement of 1821.
	members.fortunecity.com /fstav1/1821/fort1821/mani.html (1781 words)

	Mani Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Administratively, Mani is divided between the prefectures of Laconia (Kato Mani, Mesa Mani) and Messenia (Exo Mani), in the periphery of Peloponnesos, but in ancient times it lay entirely within Laconia, the district dominated by Sparta.
		Mani is also known for probably the world's best extra-virgin olive oil, soft-pressed from partially ripened olives of the Koroneiki variety that are organically grown on mountain terraces.
		Many inhabitants are still working as olive farmers, and thus many of the winter months are devoted to the olive harvest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mani_Peninsula (906 words)

	Mani Madness (1 of 4), Greece Travel Stories \| BootsnAll Articles
		The outstanding feature of the Mani peninsula, also known as Lakonia (the middle 'finger' of the Peloponnese), is an abundance of medieval Byzantine and Venetian fortified towns with tall stone defensive towers, set in a barren stony landscape of rugged mountains, dramatic rocky shores and with a history that dates back to the Neolithic period.
		The Southern Mani, which lies south of Areopoli, is hot and bare, and although the mountains are lower, the coast itself is stark and often edged by sheer cliffs.
		This is a sparsely populated land, many of its villages and towers abandoned to the ghosts.
	www.bootsnall.com /articles/00-02/mani-madness-1-of-4.html (612 words)

	Maniots
		The Maniots (also known as Maniates) are the Greek inhabitants of the Mani Peninsula in southern Peloponnese in the Greek prefecture of Laconia.
		According to the Eastern Roman Emperor Leo VI "the Philosopher", the area inhabited by the Maniates was first called by the name "Maina" and was associated with the castle of Mezapos.
		Many of the Greeks who had revolted alongside the Venetians were massacred by the Ottomans, but many of them fled to find refuge in Mani.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/History/Maniots.html (1893 words)

	Mani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mani (prophet), a third-century Iranian prophet, the founder of the dualistic Manichaean religion, which borrowed eclectically from Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism
		Mani, short for the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, Om mani padme hum.
		Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mani (267 words)

	History Mani
		People lived in Mani since very ancient days, which is proved by the finds of fossil human skeletons 300.000 years old and labor tools over 1.000.000 years old.
		Some time later the history of Mani was associated with the history of Sparta when in 207 B.C. Navis, the tyran of Sparta, trying to save the people of Mani made them to leave for the Tainarou peninsula.
		The Turks decided to leave the situation in Mani unchanged and the area would have been ruled by a bay, as the case was in Moldovlakhia.
	www.mani.org.gr /en/history/history_mani.htm (1680 words)

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		Mani was governed by the beys who had Petrobeis Mavromichalis as a leader who declared the Greek Revolution in 1821 against the Turks.
		In 1826, when Ibrahem Pasha tried to invade Mani, which was the only free area of the Peloponnese, the encountered strong resistance from the Maniates in the area of Verga and he had to retreat.
		Kardamyli, the Mycaenaic Lefktro of Mani, Thalames and Pefnos were cities that prospered during the Mycaenaic Era, as it is proved by the archaelogical findings while, during the roman era, they participated in the «Public of the Freelakones» which were financial centres due to their geographical positions.
	www.grecian.net /GREECE/peloponissos/messinia/mani/mani.htm (549 words)

	Mani History 2
		There had been many refugees in the Mani over the years but the most influential were the Byzantine families who came to the area after the collapse of Mistras.
		The barren landscape was unable to support the population and for the next four hundred years the clans fought bloody feuds for control of the meager resources and to dominate their locality.
		A description of the lifestyle that led to the development of the towers was recorded by A.G. Guillet in 1676: "As each one is a veiled enemy of everyone else and usually the closest neighbour is the worst enemy, each night one member of the family stands guard on the roof of the dwelling.
	users.otenet.gr /~antthom/page6.html (650 words)

	Peloponnesos, Greece: Corinth and the Argolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The citadel town of Monemvasia on the Eastern Peninsula of the Peloponessos is Greece’s answer to the Rock of Gibraltar.
		South of Gythion and Monemvasia on the easternmost peninsula of the Peloponessos the port of Neapolis has a long sandy beach and is pretty authentically Greek.
		The inhabitants of the Mani peninsula are so tough, the land so inhospitable, that it has never been conquered.
	www.greecetravel.com /peloponessos/laconia.htm (2167 words)

	Mani History 1
		The Mani is the southern-most peninsula of the Peloponnese and is rich in History and Tradition.
		On the western side, the peninsula extends from Kalamata on the northern shore of the Bay of Messinia to Cape Tainaron, the mythical entrance to the underworld and the most southerly tip of mainland Greece.
		The entire area is dominated by the vast grey mass of the Taygetos Mountains (pronounced Ta-eegitos) which form the spine of the peninsula and which have dominated the lives of the people of this ancient region and its history.
	users.otenet.gr /~antthom/page5.html (497 words)

	CSE 1992 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This is found in the central and south Peloponnese, mainly in the Taigetos mountains and Mani peninsula.
		Many other plants were in flower, and in some places the amount of colour was a joy to see.
		This was to be the pattern throughout our circuit of this peninsula: a further eight stops and searches failed to find any cyclamen other than hederifolium and graecum although the flora was rich in many other plants.
	www.cyclamen.org /cse92.htm (1778 words)

	Fatal Mistake - John Capodistria
		On land, so far as the president was concerned, the climax was reached with the attempt to coerce the Mavromichales of the Mama or Mani Peninsula, the bravest and most turbulent of the mountain clans.
		Their leader Petrobey Mavromichales, the Bey of the Mani Peninsula, had played a leading part in the Greek War of Independence.
		According to many scholars the assasination of Capo dIstria was the result of a French - British plot in order to diminish the Russian influence in Greece.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /AAVSO710/john-capodistria-fatal-mistake.html (438 words)

	motoUtopia: Travelling in Greece: Peloponnisos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mani is the south Taiyetos area where people were never under Turkish occupation.
		Their villages (many of them are abandoned now, a spectacularly wild and spare view) are of the nicest in Peloponnisos.
		There are many tower-houses ("pirgospita") used by Maniates (people in Mani) for defence when the families were fighting one another.
	www.outopia.gr /moto/greece/pelop.html (878 words)

	Mani Villas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The peninsula of Mani lies to the South East of the Laconia region of the Pelopennese.
		Despite the rugged interior, the coastal regions of Mani are quite delightful and lined with fishing villages and picturesque hideaways.
		In the main however, Mani is a quiet region where the peace and tranquillity of its shores and mountains are the main appeal.
	www.villabooker.com /mani-villas.htm (157 words)

	Greek ancient and histirical cities.
		The women of Mani are as bold as the men.
		In the wild fastness of Mani the people have clung to such a faith in customs, tradiditions and the family as to traced the limits of courage.
		There are about 800 towers, isolated or grouped in villages, the oldest go back to the 15th c, their height increased with the power of the family that built them.
	www.greecetaxi.gr /index/mani.html (522 words)

	Maina
		The long peninsula of Maina (today Mani) has the appearance of a long finger and Cape Matapan at its end is the southernmost point of Morea.
		The access to the peninsula from the western province of Messenia is barred by Mount Taygetus: it is more accessible from the eastern province of Laconia, but the end of the peninsula is very difficult to reach by land.
		The peninsula itself had small relevance to both Turks and Venetians with the exception of a natural port, Braccio di Maina, near Cape Matapan which controlled the route between the Ionian and the Aegean Seas (one of the most important naval battles of WWII was fought at Cape Matapan).
	members.tripod.com /romeartlover/Zarnata.html (872 words)

	Mani guide, Peloponnese by SuperbGreece.com - review, photos & reservations
		The towers were fortifications, a means of survival through many ages of Mani's history.
		At Areopoli (the "small town centre of Mani") Trapela Hotel is strikingly appealing and Kastro Maini speaks the plain truth of a good effective base with the benefit of a swimming pool.
		- Limeni is a shingle and sand beach with many cafes and tavernas - north of Areopoli.
	www.superbgreece.com /Peloponnese/Mani/index.htm (776 words)

	Spring Flowers of the Peloponnese
		The Mani peninsula is the southernmost part of the Greek mainland, a small part of the Peloponnese.
		In spring, there are spectacular displays of wild flowers on the mountainsides, in the olive groves and among the ancient ruins.
		Many of the flowers are endemics â“ plants which grow nowhere else in the world.
	home.clara.net /gponting/page27.html (204 words)

	Mani - a select Bibliography
		He obviously passed by Mani on a number of occasions and his description of the Maniates and their peninsula is brief but accords with other evidence.
		These two Corsicans - of Maniate descent (from the emigration of a large part of the population of Itilo in 1675) were sent by Buonaparte to Mani in 1795 to assess the local situation for a possible French Revolutionary incursion into the area.
		He comments briefly on Mani in two chapters although most of his observations are naturally rather distanced by the fact that he was observing from the deck of a ship and didn't land that often.
	www.zorbas.de /maniguide/biblio.html (13971 words)

	Kalamakia Cave Areopolis, Laconia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		alamakia Cave was formed many hundreds of thousands years ago and was occupied by palaeolithic men.
		t is located at the entrance of the Itylo bay, on the western coast of the Mani peninsula (southern Peloponnese).
		It lies near the shore, at the foot of a 40 meter high cliff.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/214/21403e/e21403e1.html (225 words)

	Mani
		Many BMW's all over the place especially Funduro's and GS's This yearly meeting is for everyone so there were Harley types and Indians (the local term for squids) and die hard BMW types etc. Large pseudoenduros are dominating the scene as usual.
		The town close by, was dominated by bikes but I must admit that despite the disorderly nature of Greeks there are almost never any brawls or accidents.
		We waited for our turn and we were commenting in amazement that in June 18th at 3 in the afternoon we were in Mani (very hot area) and we were wearing our jackets outside.
	flyingbrick.freeyellow.com /mani.htm (1035 words)

	detached cottage in Peloponnese Mani peninsula Greece (Sun Oct 22 23:11:23 2006)
		Greece - on the Peloponnese on the Mani peninsula in the village of Stoupa.
		Unjaded by mass tourism, Mani is an area of extraordinary beauty, with spectacular mountain scenery combined with charming villages and unspoiled beaches with clear blue waters.
		The 'Bungalow' is a one storey house, fully furnished, with all the amenities.
	www.villarama-vacation-rentals.com /1904.html (382 words)

	Mani Peninsula Greece Luxury Vacations: Greece Luxury Vacations, Tours and Cruises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This almost inaccessible peninsula, the southeastern tip of the European mainland, has always managed to maintain its independence during the regular periods of foreign rule over Greece.
		The Mani was again autonomous under Ottoman rule, when the heads of the most powerful Maniot clans ruled the area as begs appointed by the Sultan.
		The small port of Githio is where ferries leave for the island of Kithira and western Crete, and is the starting point for a tour of the Mani Peninsula.
	www.francevacationguide.com /ManiPeninsula1396_Overview.html (974 words)

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		Neolithic sites (before 2500 BC) are found in the Evrótas valley, the Maléa peninsula, and elsewhere; Yeráki, a quiet village southeast of Sparta, has been occupied continuously since Neolithic times and has remains from several periods of its history.
		In the Late Mycenaean period (1400-1100 BC) numerous settlements were founded; Laconia was a strong kingdom ruled by Menelaus, according to Homer.
		The most important archaeological work--apart from that in Sparta, Gythium, and Vapheio--has been the systematic survey of Laconia begun in 1904 by the British School of Athens and continued intermittently.
	www.grecian.net /GREECE/peloponissos/laconia/laconia.htm (665 words)

	holiday detached cottage Mani peninsula Peloponnese Greece
		detached cottage in Mani peninsula Peloponnese Greece - on the Peloponnese on the Mani peninsula in the village of Stoupa.
		Holiday detached cottage in Mani peninsula Peloponnese Greece: The 'Bungalow' is a one storey house, fully furnished, with all the amenities.
		It is in the middle of the village and less than 100 meters from the sandy beach of Stoupa.
	www.villarama.com /1904.html (357 words)

	Municipality Of Lefktro
		The central of the three peninsula in south Peloponese is the place
		The peninsula is formed by the mountain chain of Taygetos, the end of Pindos.
		The southern end, the wild rock Tenaro, goes into the pass between the Ionio and Aegean open sea, in the same geographical width as Sikelia and Gibraltar.
	www.lefktro.gr /english/mani.php (67 words)

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