Mani

Mani is a historical region of the Peloponnese covering Taygetos peninsula. Geographically Mani or "Inner Mani," as it is called locally, is defined by the nape of the Taygetos Sagia and ends at Cape Tenaro. The Inner Mani distinguished based on the ridge along the East or Prosilia Mani Mani, facing the Laconian Gulf and Western Mani or Mani aposkeri or aposkeri, overlooking the Messinian Gulf. North of West Mani, ie from Kardamili area, is the Mani, or as it is called locally or outside Mani. This separation distinguished lastnames of residents, where they end with -akos and -eas.