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Our route from Kardamyli took us high in the mountains in the Mani Peninsula to the small village of Kastania, a lunch stop at Gerolineuas, then to our destination of the fortified town of Monemvasia.

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Mani Villages & Monemvasia


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church of Agios Loannis in Kastania

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inside Agios Loannis

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inside church of Agios Nikolaos, Kastania

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inside church of Agios Nikolaos, Kastania

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outside church of Agios Petros, Kastania

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inside church of Agios Petros, Kastania

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workers preparing grave sites in Kastania cemetery

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a grave site in Kastania cemetery

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the village of Kastania view from the cemetery

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view from our lunch stop at Gerolimenas

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another view from our lunch stop at Gerolimenas

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town traffic in Gerolimenas

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Monemvasia; we stayed across the bridge in Gefyra. We climbed to the top of that rock!

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church of Christos Ekmonos in Monemvasia

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the mode of transportation in the town, other than feet

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old olive oil jars

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town street in Monemvasia

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some of the ruins above the lower town

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the lower town from above

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some of the ruins in the upper town

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more ruins in the upper town

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flowers like the climate here

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onward and upward!

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almost there!

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our destination - 650 feet above sea level

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our starting pint across the bridge down there

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workmen breaking stones - no OSHA here!

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back at sea level by the bridge

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our group on the hotel veranda

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our Monemvasia (Gefyra) hotel

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roses in front of our hotel


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