Kainipolis

The Acropolis of Kainipolis is located at Ampelia in the Kyparissos area, near the village of Alika. It is near the Messinian Gulf, about 10 kilometers from Cape Tainaro (Kavo Matapas) and 4 kilometers from Cape Thyrides (Kavo Grosso). Kainipolis (which means ‘New Town’) was known in ancient times as Tainaros. It was important because it hosted the pilgrims and visitors of the temple of Poseidon at Cape Tainaro, which was the most important sanctuary of the Lakonians.