If the Mani is the Wild West of Greece, Kardamyli is the saloon where everyone goes for a drink. Compared to your typical beach getaway, it’s an anti-resort — relaxed and relatively unspoiled.

Greece's Peloponnese Peninsula: Nafplio, Olympia, the theater at Epidauros and Mycenae. Island getaways are fun, but the real heart of Greece is found in the Peloponnese Peninsula. After enjoying ...

Mark Palmer finds that Greece's Mesa Mani - where travel writer Paddy Leigh Fermor built a magnificent villa in the 1960s - has a 'captivating' landscape.

Travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor, who died last week, called this Peloponnese peninsula home. <b>Andrew Eames</b> makes a pilgrimage Saturday 18 June 2011 00:00 BST Comments Greece: The man who ...

Another major blaze was burning in the southern Peloponnese region of Mani, where the deputy mayor of East Mani, Eleni Drakoulakou, told state broadcaster ERT that 70% of her area had been destroyed.

Equipped with towering mountains, a lengthy coastline, and a rich history that spans eons, the Mediterranean nation of Greece draws hordes of visitors each year to tourism hotspots like Mykonos ...

Before the trip, I’d read Patrick Leigh Fermor’s 1950s book, ‘Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese,’ a lyrical, learned, loving portrait of the Maniots, who, the author writes, have ...

We rented a car to drive to the Peloponnese, traveling through Corinth and into the Mani. Driving in Athens isn’t for the faint of heart, as GPS and maps are inaccurate.