On horseback, on gravel, or at a workbench passed down for generations. Arcadia isn’t only seen — it’s ridden, pedalled and worked. Four ways to spend a day here with your hands and legs, not just your eyes.
Horse Riding
In Karytaina — the medieval castle town above the Alpheios — Stefi’s Equestrian Tours, a founding member of the network, leads horseback rides through the valley: river light, castle views and the pace Arcadia was designed for.
Cycling
Arcadia’s forest roads and mountain trails draw riders on gravel bikes and e-bikes alike, from the Megalopolis Gravel Classic each spring (100, 50 or 25 km routes with the Municipality of Megalopolis and the Hellenic Cycling Federation) to easier e-bike rides through the villages, at your own pace.
Silversmithing
Stemnitsa’s School of Gold & Silver Smithing keeps a metalworking tradition alive in a building from 1926 — a working public school where jewellery is still made and taught by hand.
Weaving
In Leonidio, the women of Tsakonia still weave double-sided tapestries on an upright loom, entirely by hand and without knots — a craft recognised on Greece’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
