Arcadia (Greece)

Arcadia is a region in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese, Greece.

Regions

Kynouria β€” The coastal region of Arcadia

Cities

  • 🌍 Ano Doliana β€” A stone-built traditional settlement at an elevation of 1000 meters.
  • 🌍 Astros β€” A town with a small harbor on the Argolic Gulf.
  • 🌍 Dimitsana β€” A stone-built village with remarkable mansions, set on a mountain slope at an elevation of 950 meters.
  • 🌍 Karytaina β€” A medieval town and a protected traditional settlement known as the "Greek Toledo".
  • 🌍 Langadia β€” A traditional settlement at about 1000 m elevation, known in Greece as the "Hanging Village" (kremasto chorio).
  • 🌍 Stemnitsa β€” One of the most beautiful villages in Arcadia
  • 🌍 Tripoli (Greece) β€” Arcadia’s capital and main transportation hub at the center of the Peloponnese.
  • 🌍 Tyros (Greece) β€” A popular vacation spot for inhabitants of Tripoli and other parts of Greece.
  • 🌍 Zygovisti β€” At 1160 m elevation, Zygovisti is one of the highest villages in Greece.

Other destinations

  • 🌍 Lousios Gorge β€” A deep, narrow gorge popular amongst hikers.
  • 🌍 Mantineia β€” An ancient city that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history.
  • 🌍 Orchomenus, Arcadia β€” Vestiges of one of the most powerful cities in ancient times mentioned by Homer, Strabo and Ovid.


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