The Municipality of Itylos is one of the five municipalities of Mani created by the "Capodistrias plan". It comprises 81 settlements, which make up 18 municipal departments. Of the 118 traditional settlements of Peloponnese 98 are in Mani and of these 67 are in the Municipality of Itylos.

The earth of Mani is bare and dry and yet it constitutes one of the 17 botanical paradises of our country, owing to the rare flora. The products are few but of excellent quality, like the fine olive oil. Mani has been inhabited since Paleolithic times.

The Municipality of Itylos is one huge museum. It offers excellent accomodation in almost all the regions and authentic Mediterranean cuisine with local products. Itylow is situated on the height here, with the castle of Kelefa opposite. There is also the long beach of New Itylos, stretching from Karavostasi to Limeni, where we have the palace of the Mavromichalis family, the castle of Maini, Tigani, Koita and its famed church "Tourloti" and the well known settlement of Vathia with its tower-houses. It is also worth visiting the towers of Itylos, of Charia, of Nomia, of Pirgos Dirou and the other small settlements of the Municipality.

At "Kalamakia" of Western Mani, exactly at the entrance to the Bay of Itylos, there is the well preserved cave, one of the many in Mani inhabited since Paleolithic times. The caves of Diros, Glyfada, Alepotrypa and Katafygi are to the south of Areopolis.

Various events are organised in the Municipality of Itylos. On the 17th of March the beginning of the Greek Revolution of 1821 is celebrated in Areopolis. On the last Sunday of June, there is a celebration in honour of the women of Mani, who repulsed the hords of Ibrahim at Diros in 1826.

On the south side of Areoppoli, on the on the beautifull bay, going down the west side of Mani at the bay of Diro there are the caves of Diro. There singular natural spectaculars, wich are remarkable in the Greece and rare monuments with archaeological value. There were investigated in 1950 by Ioanni and Ioanna Petrochilou with findings of the neolithic years. An important number of visitors is exepted every year.

VLICHADA

It is one of the most beautifull caves in the world. It has a total extend of 33400 meters with halls of 5000 meters. the investigations showed fossils of animals, wich was two milion years old. The temperature, in the entrance 16-20. The guide becomes with boat or on foot. The white and the pink color create a special spectacular. we admire the red hall, the pink and white departments.

ALEPOTRIPA

It is an important cave wich shows traces of inhabitance from 5300. It is not far away from Vlichada. It was discovered in 1958. The archaeological investigations showed the cave as a house, of materials, laboratories and cemeteries. There were found materials, ceramics statues, wich were made up of marble, as well as bones of animals. The visitors may visit and admire the findings in Neolithic museum of Diro in the entrance of Alepotripas.

KATAFIGI

It is the third cave of Diro, 500 meters away of Vlichada. Alepotripa is on th eleft side o fthe road. It has 2700 square meters extent. The lenght of the halls is 700 meters.