ITINERARY

Day 1: Cycling around Mt Artemision

Morning departure from Athens and transfer to the Peloponnese. MTB tour around Mt Artemision dedicated during antiquity to goddess Artemis (Diana of the Romans). Transfer to Vytina, a lively traditional village located on a high plateau at the foot of Mt Mainalon, in the center of Arcadia. 5 nights in Vytina.
- Cycling/MTB: circular, 31 km, ± 1350 m, paved secondary roads and dirt (50%), moderate to demanding
- Driving: 208 km, 3 h

Day 2: Mountain villages and peaceful landscapes

Your MTB tour, which starts from your hotel, leads you through varied, peaceful landscapes at the north of Vytina. You reach Magouliana, the highest inhabited village of the Peloponnese, you ride through Valtesiniko, Drakovouni and other picturesque mountain villages in a sparce populated area.
- Cycling/MTB: circular, 57 km, ± 1670 m, paved secondary roads and dirt (27%), moderate to demanding

Day 3: Biking through the dense forest of west Mainalon

This MTB tour also departs directly from your hotel and goes mainly through the spectacular forest of west Mainalon mountain, one of the most remote areas of the Peloponnese. You pass through the traditional villages of Dimitsana, which is the commercial center of the area, and through Zygovysti, a solitary and abandoned small village.
- Cycling/MTB: circular, 52 km, ± 1335 m, paved secondary roads and dirt (62%), moderate to demanding

Day 4: In the dense conifer wood of central Mainalon

The forest of Mainalon is one of the largest contiguous wooded zones of Greece, an almost exclusively coniferous forest. MTB tour directly from your hotel, through the dense forest of central Mainalon, passing by the high plateau of Arpakoti.
- Cycling/MTB: circular, 44 km, ± 1390 m, paved secondary roads and dirt (55%), moderate to demanding

Day 5: On Lykaion Mountain and to the sanctuary of Epikourios Apollo

Morning tranfer to the trailhead near to Andritsaena (about 66 km). MTB tour around Mt Lykaion dedicated to Zeus during the antiquity. You can ascent by bike to the second highest peak, where the Arcadians used to perform sacrifices to honor Zeus. You reach the temple of Epikourios Apollo, a real masterpiece and an UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in the mountainous solitude on the foot of Mt Kotylion. The temple is a work of Iktinos, the architect of the Parthenon; it is protected under a giant tent and you can visit it. Transfer back to Vytina
- Cycling/MTB: circular, 50 km, ± 1700 m, paved secondary roads and dirt (56%), moderate to demanding
- Driving: 132 km, 2 h 50 min

Day 6: Around Mt Aphrodision

This is the last day of your Arcadian adventure. You go cycling on a panoramic road around Mt Aphrodision, once dedicated to goddess Aphrodite (Venus for the Romans). You cross the traditional village of Kontovazena and other small mountain villages. On a pass at 1150 m high, you can visit the excavation of Aphrodite’s sanctuary next to Saint Peter’s chapel. Return to Athens. Farewell!
- Cycling/MTB: circular, 52 km, ± 1580 m, paved secondary roads, moderate to demanding
- Driving: 251 km, 3 h 20 min