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The indelibility of Mani, the beauty of our place and our debt to every single guest. - The wild beauty of Mani... - The waves of Kavo-Malia... - The flavors that nurtured us... - The traveler! Indeed it is like a journey through time, a journey we want to share with every traveller. The journey for us started many years ago, when our ancestors chose us this place as their home. A heritage that we are called to make use of but also to share with those who are looking for a special experience. Mani, a place rich in biodiversity, with charming wildness that musks wild flowers and herbs. Our place is unique, rich in history and culture. Inexhaustible n beauty of Mani, with countless beaches, rocks, mountains and its traditional villages. A popular tourist destination for those are looking for the authentic Greek experience and culture of the Peloponnese. You come for the local cuisine, the local sfela cheese, the olive oil, the wild herbs such as oregano, thyme, mountain tea and kritam. In Mani, you come for its sandy beaches, its archaeological and historical monuments. It is a destination journey. You come to climb the castle state of Mystras, to admire them towers and to visit the traditional villages, scattered on its outskirts Taygetou. Such a state is the Abyss! With restored towers, churches, old liotribes and guesthouses. You come to Mani to see Cape Tainaro, its southernmost point mainland Europe. You don't leave without visiting Gerolimenas, a small natural port, a pirate stronghold of another era. Countless things to see! Our place will enchant you! These rocks have a power. A force that the family made us energy and offers it through our products but also practically through our hospitality. Oregano, fires and a custom with roots from antiquity. Each year on the eve of the birth of Saint John of Rigas in many neighborhoods of Greece but also in our place, Laconian Mani, after vespers in church, a custom is being revived with origins from antiquity. We lit fires in the neighborhoods.. as the song says and we burn the yeast wreaths, the oldest remember to burn the old oregano together with dry herbs but many times also salt. The fires we light are three. A symbolism of purification, for some a symbolism of a new beginning. Young and old participate in the festival and pass over the fire three times. Herbs, fire as well as the elements of nature are always captivating people. Nowadays, herbs, specifically our oregano, are harvested with care and patience, tied in bunches hanging in a dry and shady place until to be dried in a completely natural way. It is then rubbed by hand and packed in glass jars only leaves and its flower. The our oregano, picked by our hands, this oregano is ours , it is characterized by its excellent aroma and its strong taste, while at the same time, it is considered one of the best in the world. This is a small tasty treasure with multiple beneficial properties. Our Promise Our family has been cultivating on their own properties for many years, besides oregano, olives and other aromatic herbs. Our goal is always to highlight and promote unique firsts materials of our place, of Laconian Mani. The family's new and most favorite venture is harvesting and standardization of "white gold" as it is called in Mani, the flower of salt! MANI ANTHOS was founded in 2014 in Neohori, Eastern Mani, by Grigori Prezerako. But it all started from our Tower. Our Tower and an open invitation! Unique aesthetic architecture, built in the picturesque village of Neochori Lakoniki Mani, the historically important Pyrgos with the stone church of the Saint Nicolaou of the 13th century, is the ideal place for organizing a wedding, christenings, receptions as well as other corporate and social events. You can create the best memories of every important one moment of your life in a dream setting among prickly pears, olives and stone-built tower houses. We welcome you to our place, to our Mani, to experience it through its flavors and its uniqueness. Grigoris Prezerakou Family