Tighani Traditional Cache

Cape Thigani and Thigani Castle
MountainNinja´s Cache Nr. 211

To visit the castle from land you need to go to the village Stavri in Mani.
From there, it is a difficult hike to the rocky peninsula.
Alternatively, you can approach by boat but the rocks of the shore are not easy to climb.
Like most remote, ruined and neglected fortifications, entrance is not an issue.
The difficult part is to approach the castle and walk around inside.

The castle is on a rocky peninsula at the sheltered bay of Mezapos north from the Cape Cavo Grosso of Mani.
Actually this is more a ruined byzantine town than a real castle.
The peninsula sticks out like a frying pan (from whence it gets its name).

The settlement was fortified probably in the 6th century but abandoned in the 7th century.

To the cache you can drive on a bad road, the last 100m you have to walk.