Mani. At the end of Europe

You want to discover the cultural and natural treasures of a very special part of Greece from an expert? This is the book for you!

(This is the black and white edition. Look also for the colour edition and for the other books in the series)

You will see this is not just another Greece travel guide.

In this book, you will discover, through a travel story and a large number of black and white photos and maps, with concise historical and architectural explanations, the known and unknown treasures of one of the most extraordinary parts of Greece.

Having been one of the country's most isolated and inaccessible areas, Mani has developed a very individual culture. If we add to this a very particular landscape, we have a place of unique charm. This book presents to you all this uniqueness.

Among other things, you will discover

-evocative landscapes

-villages of a very special fortified architecture

-fortresses

-Byzantine churches

-the legendary entrance to the underworld

-the southernmost point of continental Europe

-a culture deriving directly from Mani's unique characteristics

Although these treasures are presented to you through a hiking tour, even if you don't hike you can see them, as you can also reach them by car.

The author of this book holds a Ph.D. in Architectural History from the National Technical University of Athens and a master's in heritage preservation from the Ecole de Chaillot of Paris. He is a professor at the University of the Peloponnese, where he teaches these subjects. He is also a fervent cultural hiker.

His travel books (mostly about Greece) are addressed to you, the reader with a special interest in cultural sites. In order to help you better understand and remember these sites, they are written as a guided tour. They include encounters with interesting people and other personal travel experiences which will help you organize your own trip beyond the tourist clich?s.

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