AREOPOLI
MANI, PELOPONNESUS, GREECE
Image Number 320
Areopoli is a town on the Mani Peninsula, Laconia, Greece. Areopoli is situated near the west coast of the Mani Peninsula, and it is the capital of the Mani province. Its characteristic tower houses, constructed with field stones, are distinct from the traditional blue and white buildings that characterize many Greek villages. The disposition of the residents is also flinty. Although not far from Athens, Mani has been remote for centuries and until recently its villages could be reached only by boat. The residents are characteristically gruff, tough, resistant to strangers (both Greek and foreign) and fiercely independent. However even they are forced to admit the tourists who are now bused into their enclave by their Athens-based countrymen. The tourists, who expect to be welcomed throughout Greece, are shocked by the sullen Maniots. However, the Mani Peninsula offers some of the most spectacular architecture and coastal scenery in Greece.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645 Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/34th of a second and aperture F22. 45 mm Phase One lens with focal plane shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ180 80 megapixel digital back.