ARCADIA MESSENE

ARCADIA MESSENE. Four Days Motorcycle Tours will lead you to the Peloponnese and in particular to the prefectures of Arcadia and Messene. We will meet and greet you in our head offices where you will get acquainted with your BMW rental Motorcycle. We will do a short briefing on the tour and the itinerary and then you will take off for your Moto Tour.

Arcadia lies at the center of the Peloponnese peninsula and its varied landscape, the large mountains (Mainalo and Parnonas) and Argolis Bay make it an ideal year-round motorcycle destination. It presents landscapes of incomparable beauty, areas of exciting archaeological interest, and historic locations. Its first inhabitants were the Arcadians, one of the oldest and most prominent tribes of the Peloponnese.

Nowadays the villages of Dimitsana, Stemnitsa, Vytina, and Laggadia fulfill every traveler’s dream by offering excellent services, and traditional accommodation in stone-built mansions with exquisite local cuisine.

Dimitsana

Must visit the Library, and the open-air Water-Power Museum, and be impressed by this unique village which was amphitheatrically built.

Stemnitsa

You’ll admire the clock tower of St George’s Orthodox Church, as well as the Monasteries of Prodromos and the Philosofos Monastery.

Karytaina

Impressive architecture and an amazing Castle, one of the most well-fortified in the Peloponnese.

Messene

Located at the southwest of the Peloponnese will simply captivate you. Its vast olive groves, rivers, mountains, gorges, and coves along with the exquisite sandy beaches will soothe your soul. Ancient Messene, where Nestor ruled, is a stunning site that lies in a serene valley, surrounded by the Arcadian Mountains on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other; a truly spectacular setting.

The remains of this tremendous ancient city are complete with a grand ancient stadium, an Ancient Agora, an ancient theatre with a capacity of up to ten thousand spectators, and a fountain house. It is so well-maintained that you can easily envision the city in all of its glory. Next to the archeological site, there is a museum with thousands of findings uncovered by archaeologists.

Methoni and Koroni will simply leave you in awe. The castles of Methoni and Koroni, are some of the most important and most beautiful castles in Greece. Methoni was built by the Venetians after 1209 at a strategic location, on a rock penetrating the sea and is separated from the land by an artificial moat. Koroni existed since 7th Century AD and was reconstructed by the Venetians in the 13th Century.

Nowadays both fortresses, even though in ruins, continue to be impressive and will simply charm you.