Itinerary

1. Day 1: Athens to Lagkadia in Arcadia

   • Get acquainted with your BMW rental motorbike at the tour company's office. After a short briefing of the tour & itinerary, take off on your BMWs. All destinations and points of interest have been uploaded to the GPS that comes with the motorcycle.
   • Examine Agia Fotini Mantineias Church, Mantineia, a wonderful church with many different styles of architecture. Relax and admire the Ancient Mantinia nearby. (Duration: 30 minutes)
   • Admire the Kapsas Cave, Tripolis Pirgou, Kapsas, a wonderful cave system with lovely stalactites and stalagmites. (Duration: 1 hour)
   • Visit Lagkadia in Arkadia Region, Peloponnese. This amphitheatrically built village is the last rest stop for the evening. It has traditional Arcadian architecture. Take a stroll in the narrow alleys, enjoy your beverages and prepare to capture as many photos of this place as you can. (Duration: 5 hours)

2. Day 2: Lagkadia Round Tour via Ancient Olympia

   • Enjoy a genuinely spectacular motorcycle ride from Lagkadia to the famous Ancient Olympia. Witness the stadium, the museum and feel what it meant to participate in the ancient Olympic games. The route is truly spectacular, mountainous yet tranquil, and the villages you will pass by are genuinely stunning. (Duration: 3 hours)
   • Move to Limni Ladona, Mouria. Ride along this beautiful lake as you return to your hotel. Spectacular motorcycle routes, old bridges and provincial roads make this a wonderfully relaxing experience. (Duration: 3 hours)

3. Day 3: Lagkadia to Kalamata via Ancient Messeni

   • Visit Ancient Messini, Messini and examine the remains of this wonderful ancient city complete with a grand old 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. Visit the museum located directly next to the archaeological site, home to the thousands of findings uncovered by archaeologists. (Duration: 2 hours)
   • Proceed to Methoni Castle, Methoni, Pylos and explore the castle built by the Venetians in the early 13th century on a rocky promontory; the castle is among the largest ones in the Mediterranean. Get astonished at the bridge stone of 14 arches that connects the castle to the shore instead of the timber one that used to stand in its place before the Venetians got there. (Duration: 1 hour)
   • Examine the celebrated symbol of Venice, the lion of St Marc which dominates the castle's gate where immured reliefs, emblems, blazons, inscriptions, the vast gates –especially the main gate, above the moat – and the relics of two Ottoman bathhouses have survived.

4. Day 4: Kalamata to Athens

   • Reach Kalamata, Messenia Region, Peloponnese (Duration: 2 hours)
   • Revel in the natural beauty of Messenia, where the indented shores, sandy beaches, forested mountains and fertile valleys coexist with significant archaeological monuments.
   • Ride to Kalamata, the capital and central port of Messenia, situated at the site of ancient Farai. Following independence from the Turks and thanks to the exploitation of the fertile Messenian lands (producing olive oil, raisins, figs etc.), it developed into a wealthy urban centre and an important port.