Everything about Cape Malea totally explained
Cape Malea is one of the
peninsulas in the southeast of the
Peloponnese in
Greece. It separates the
Ionian Sea in the west from the
Aegean Sea in the east. It is the second most southerly point of mainland
Greece (after
Cape Matapan) and once featured one of the largest
light-houses in the
Mediterranean.
In
ancient times it was a busy shipping lane, and one of the major routes for crossing the northeast
Mediterranean to the west. However, the weather in the region was notorious for changing almost instantly, most famously as recounted in the
Odyssey.
Homer describes how
Odysseus on his return home to
Ithaca rounds Cape Malea only to be blown off course, resulting in his being lost for up to 10 years by some people's reckoning.
The Cape's importance declined with the opening of the
Corinth Canal, which allowed ships to bypass the
Peloponnese rather than circumnavigating it. However, it still has significant amounts of sea-traffic.
In
World War II the
German occupiers of Greece began construction of a military tower for defence and surveillance of the major shipping lane. The construction was halted by the end of occupation in 1944.
Cape Malea is in the
prefecture of
Laconia. The municipality of 'the
Vatika' (
Greek:Τα Βάτικα) is on the southern extremity of the peninsula.
Neapoli is the largest town on the peninsula.
On the west of the peninsula lies the island of
Elafonissos, known for its long, light-coloured sandy beaches.
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