LOCATION

Mani, Greece: Tainaron Blue is located in a place of mystery, myths and natural beauty

Tainaron Blue is located just a few kilometers from Cape Tainaron. This is the southernmost geographical point of mainland Greece and also the southernmost point of mainland Europe.

HOW TO GET HERE

Nearest airport is Kalamata International Airport (KLX) in a distance of 125km. Athens International Airport (ATH) is only 340km away.

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For thousands of years, Cape Tainaron (formerly known as Cape Matapan) has been a unique region full of mystery, myths and natural beauty.

According to Pausanias, this is where a Temple to Poseidon had been built. Poseidon was worshipped especially by Lakones, and the temple became the center of the “Brotherhood of Freelakones”.

There is also a cave at the tip of the Cape, that legends claim it was the home of Hades, the god of the Underworld. According to the ancient Greek mythology, Cerberus, a three-headed dog guarded the gate, to prevent the dead from escaping and the living from entering.