Lakonikos Gulf

The Laconian Gulf cuts into the southern Peloponnese between the rocky Mani peninsula and Cape Maleas. The Eurotas River reaches the sea at the head of the gulf, where the fertile Laconian plain meets the coast. Gytheio lies on the gulf's northwestern shore, while the long peninsulas on either side extend southward toward exposed capes. Beyond Cape Maleas, the waters open toward the Aegean; to the west, Cape Tainaron separates this gulf from the waters of Messenia.