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    "The Hornman' s Rock"    

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    NEARBY TOWNS/VILLAGES

    • Dryalos ~0.9Km

    • Tsopakas ~1.4Km

    • Fragoulias ~1.6Km

    • Erimos ~3.4Km

    • Mina ~3.9Km

    • Charouda ~4.4Km

    • Mesapos ~4.7Km

    • Gardenitsa ~5.5Km

    • Pyrgos, Diros  ~5.6Km

    • Alypa ~6Km

    • Pachianika ~6.6Km

    • Agia (Saint) Kyriaki of Kounos ~6.7Km

    • Flomochori ~7Km

    • Agia Barbara ~7.1Km

    • Kalonioi ~7.2Km

    • Koita (Kitta) ~7.5Km

    • Stavri ~7.5Km

    • Nomia - Koita ~7.5Km

    As stated in Moreu's Chronicle, in 1435, the Duke of Athens, Franco Nero Acciaiuoli, was the area's owner.

    During the Turkish occupation, Kyparissi and the surrounding villages suffered great hardships from the invasions of Ibrahim. So, the inhabitants fled to the village of Paleochora to escape death, but eventually, they were betrayed by a man called Skevi. However, he didn’t manage to save himself either. Ibrahim's men hung him in a place known today as "the horn man' s rock". More than 350 residents were killed, and 72 girls were sold as enslaved people in the East. It is said that a woman named Koula dragged a Turk and fell with him off a cliff so as not to fall into his hands. This cliff is called "Koulia".

    Even today, the bones of those who fell, found in 1967, are preserved.

    ALSO YOU COULD VISIT...

    Church of Taxiarches

    Church of Taxiarches

    BYZANTIUM
    ~0.9Km
    Saint Peter

    Saint Peter's Church

    BYZANTIUM
    ~3.5Km
    Saint Barbara Church

    Saint Barbara Church

    BYZANTIUM
    ~3.6Km
    Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary

    Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary

    BYZANTIUM
    ~3.9Km
    Taxiarches Church

    Taxiarches Church

    BYZANTIUM
    ~4.5Km
    Kato Mezapos Beach

    Kato Mezapos Beach

    BEACHES
    ~4.5Km
    Kourkou Beach

    Kourkou Beach

    BEACHES
    ~4.7Km
    Chalikia Beach 

    Chalikia Beach 

    BEACHES
    ~4.8Km
    Sklavounakos Tower

    Sklavounakos Tower

    TOWERS
    ~5.2Km
    Church of the Virgin Mary of Vlacherna

    Church of the Virgin Mary of Vlacherna

    BYZANTIUM
    ~5.6Km
    Grand Mainι Castle or Tigani Castle

    Grand Mainι Castle or Tigani Castle

    BYZANTIUM
    ~5.7Km
    Tigani

    Tigani

    BYZANTIUM
    ~5.7Km
    Alypa Beach

    Alypa Beach

    BEACHES
    ~6Km
    Saint Isidoros

    Saint Isidoros' Church

    BYZANTIUM
    ~6.1Km
    The Temple of Episkopi

    The Temple of Episkopi

    BYZANTIUM
    ~6.1Km
    Charia

    Charia

    BYZANTIUM
    ~6.3Km
    Diros Caves

    Diros Caves

    CAVES
    ~7Km
    Neolithic Museum - Diros

    Neolithic Museum - Diros

    MUSEUMS
    ~7Km
    Σπήλαιο Διρού

    Σπήλαιο Διρού

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    ~7Km
    Chalikia Vatta Beach

    Chalikia Vatta Beach

    BEACHES
    ~7.1Km
    Chalikia Beach at Diros

    Chalikia Beach at Diros

    BEACHES
    ~7.2Km
    Diros Beach

    Diros Beach

    BEACHES
    ~7.3Km
    Mesisklis Tower

    Mesisklis Tower

    TOWERS
    ~7.4Km
    Castle of Kolokythia or Castle of Loukadika

    Castle of Kolokythia or Castle of Loukadika

    BYZANTIUM
    ~7.6Km
    Skopa Beach

    Skopa Beach

    BEACHES
    ~7.8Km
    Skopa Peninsula

    Skopa Peninsula

    UNIQUE LOCATIONS
    ~7.8Km
    Sykia Beach

    Sykia Beach

    BEACHES
    ~7.8Km
    Kokkala Beach

    Kokkala Beach

    BEACHES
    ~8Km
    Kotronas Beach

    Kotronas Beach

    BEACHES
    ~8.5Km
    The ancient city of Pyrrichos

    The ancient city of Pyrrichos

    ANCIENT TIMES
    ~8.6Km
    Castle of Ano Poula or Castle of Makryna or Ano Kipoula

    Castle of Ano Poula or Castle of Makryna or Ano Kipoula

    CASTLES
    ~9.2Km
    Stylianos Mavromichalis

    Stylianos Mavromichalis' Tower

    TOWERS
    ~9.8Km
    Areopolis - Pikoulakis

    Areopolis - Pikoulakis' Tower Byzantine Museum of Mani 

    MUSEUMS
    ~9.8Km
    Barelakos Tower

    Barelakos Tower

    TOWERS
    ~9.8Km

    NEARBY, YOU WILL FIND

    • ACCOMODATION
    • CATERING
    • GOING OUT
    • SHOPPING
    COFFEE SHOPS
    ~8.5 km

    "Crown Cafe"- Cafe/Restsaurant

    HOTELS
    ~9 km

    Lithos Stone Suites-Hotel

    HOTELS
    ~9.2 km

    “Salvia Luxury Suites”

    HOTELS
    ~9.2 km

    “Armantanis Luxury Suites”

    HOTELS
    ~9.8 km

    Areos Polis Boutique Hotel

    BARS
    ~9.9 km

    Aula All Day Bar

    RESTAURANTS
    ~9.9 km

    Baya All Day Bar

    HOTELS
    ~9.9 km

    “Trapela Boutique Hotel”

    BARS
    ~9.9 km

    Bukka home bar

    COFFEE SHOPS
    ~9.9 km

    “ManiTAri Cocktail Bar”

    RESTAURANTS
    ~9.9 km

    Barbapetros-Restaurant

    FOR PRESENTS
    ~9.9 km

    Aisa Gifts & More

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