The Foundation

The Maniatakeion Foundation is a private, non-profit, public service institution based in Koroni, Messinia, Greece. It was established in 1995 by Dimitris Maniatakis and his wife Eleni Tagonidi-Maniataki. 

The main purposes of the Maniatakeion Foundation are:
Increasing public awareness and appreciation of the historical and cultural presence of the Messinian town-fortress of Koroni in Greek history and supporting cultural, economic and social activities for the benefit of the residents of the town and its environs.

The logo of the Foundation, which appears on both its web page and on every formal document, is derived from the obverse of a silver coin dating from 184 BC, the period during which Koroni joined the "Achaic Confederation”and it depicts a cluster of grapes surrounded by an ivy wreath and by the letters KOR[ONIANS].