Inside the Mani

PPP - Music, Poetry & Painting
2025-07-05 11:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Athens) | Yioryitsa’s Backyard, Kardamyli
Saturday 28/6, time 19.30 Opening of the special exhibition “Music, Poetry and Painting”Poetry by Petros Stefaneas, Painting by Stavroula Poulimenea and Heli Punzenberger was inspired to write the music lyrics. The exhibition will be hosted in the Giorgitsa Courtyard until 5/7/2025 and will be visited during the opening hours of the venue. Come along and enjoy!

Panagiri, Megali Mantineia
2025-07-05 19:00 - 23:30 | Megali Mantineia

Apostolos Palios - Concert Pianist
2025-07-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Mani Sonnenlink, Neoxori, Mani Sonnenlink Bio Hotel, West Mani, Greece
Piano Recital: “SPECIALITIES”
LEFT HAND only: most famous compositions by
Bach-Brahms, Scriabin, Blumenfeld, Gudowsky
MIKIS THEODORAKIS: Classical Compositions for Piano solo
Apostolos Palios has been described as “one of the most amazing pianists of our days’’ (Aldo Ciccolini), “a marvelous artist” (Cyprien Katsaris),“an extremely gifted, communicative and dedicated musician of great finesse, artistry and charismatic projection, who possesses excellent international potential” (Yonty Solomon).
He is the prizewinner of several National and International Piano, Chamber Music and Composition Competitions in Greece (S.A.O.Th Piano Competition, CH.O.N. Piano Competition, Patras Piano Competition, Saratsi Piano Competition, Vikelas Piano Competition, Maria Chairogiorgou-Sigara Piano Competition), Germany (Leipzig-Yamaha Piano Competition, Kuhlau Competition, Berlin-Hanns Eisler Prize, Wolfenbuttel Competition), Spain (Ibiza Piano Competition) and Italy (Rovere d’ Oro Competition). He is also the scholarship winner of the 2006 Gina Bachauer Prize piano competition.He has received a special award from the Academy of Athens and has won the prestigious prizes “Best Greek Young Artist of the Year 2007” and “Best Recording by Greek Artist” from the Association of Greek Critics for Drama and Music.

Giselle & Friends
2025-07-05 20:30 - 22:00 | Liastres taverna, Stoupa
Fresh from their successful, sell-out concert at The Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor House in May, this group of tremendous local musicians bring their intoxicating mixture of classics, popular and show music again at the Laistres taverna in Stoupa, with the whole of Stoupa bay as a backdrop.
These events always fill up fast, so make sure you reserve your table as soon as you can. +30 693 4745 632
Check out the Inside the Mani article (Summer Edition) featuring the band and their recent concerts with full HD video coverage.
