Cape Maleas

The Cape Malea (Greek Ακρωτήριο Μαλέας ) is a cape on the extreme southern tip of the Laconian peninsula in the Peloponnese in Greece and to Cape Tenaro the zweitsüdlichste point of the Greek mainland, opposite the island of Kythira. In the history of Cape Malea housed one of the largest lighthouses in the Mediterranean.

In ancient times, led a busy shipping route around Cape Malea, although the weather is variable and often stormy. The Cape lost with the opening of the Corinth Canal in importance, it allows you to navigate through the Peloponnese, rather than to drive around them. Nonetheless, there is a significant ship traffic around Cape Malea.

During World War II, the German occupation forces started with the construction of a military installation to be able to better monitor and defend the navigation on the Cape. The building was set in 1944 with the end of the occupation. The ruins accommodate sometimes a herd of goats (2006).

Also in Greek mythology Cape Malea is significant. Odysseus was surprised on the way back to his native Ithaca by a storm, and slyly into the land of the lotus eaters.

Cape Malea is located in the prefecture of Laconia (Greek Λακωνία ) on the territory of the municipality Vies with the greatest city in the area, Neapolis.