Walking through myth — southwestern Arcadia. In development: first partners shape the stages.
Mount Lykaion with the mountaintop ash altar of Zeus and its ancient hippodrome, the medieval castle of Karytaina above the Alpheios river, and the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae — Greece’s first UNESCO World Heritage site — on ancient Arcadian ground.
Indicative stages
- Karytaina (castle) → Lykosoura
- Lykosoura → Sanctuary of Zeus, Mt Lykaion
- Sanctuary → Figaleia
- Figaleia → Bassae (Temple of Apollo Epicurius, UNESCO)
Walk it with the network
The route builds on existing waymarked paths of the wider Lykaion region and is being documented together with local communities and specialist operators. Part of the Arcadia Trails family. Interested in shaping it? Get in touch.
