Cape Frying Pan

Today we went on a discovery tour through the Mani. Many small stops showed us an insight into the typical architecture of the peninsula. Numerous former defensive towers, originally from the 15th century, dominate the image of the isolated villages, which have been lovingly rebuilt and revived in the last 25 years. In addition, there are countless small and larger chapels.

At lunchtime, we then found a charming little bay to swim in before our planned hike started in the blazing sun.

First, we made a short detour to a chapel built into the rocks. In the caves next to it, a mother and daughter are said to have lived and harvested salt until a few decades ago.

From there, we followed the very rocky path up to Cape Tigali. The peninsula is named after its shape, which resembles a frying pan.

After that, we got hungry and spontaneously decided to have an early dinner in the next fishing village - but had to wait a few minutes longer for our food due to a power outage.

On the way back, we realized that the streets were much busier in the dark than during the day. So, in addition to the many dogs that constantly threatened to run in front of our car, there were now numerous cows.