Lousios Gorge
The Lousios, also known in antiquity as Gortynius or Gortynios, is a river and a gorge in western Arcadia that stretches from Karytaina north to Dimitsana in Greece.Photo: Marhyk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top destinations include Dimitsana and Karytaina.
Dimitsana
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Dimitsana is a historic mountain village in Arcadia, in the central Peloponnese of Greece. Perched dramatically above the Lousios Gorge on the slopes of Mount Mainalo, it is one of the most atmospheric and historically significant villages in the region.
Karytaina
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Karytaina is in Arcadia. Built on a steep hillside above the Alfios River, it is one of the most dramatically located settlements in the region. The village is dominated by the ruins of a Frankish-era castle and surrounded by rugged mountains, gorges, and stone bridges.
Stemnitsa
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Stemnitsa is in Arcadia. Set on the slopes of Mount Mainalo above the Lousios Gorge, it is one of the most picturesque traditional villages in the region.
Lousios Gorge
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Gortynius”, “Lousios”, “Lousios River”, and “Mania Rema”
- Category: river
- Location: Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Lousios Gorge” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Lousios”
- Cebuano: “Loúsios Potamós”
- Dutch: “Lousios (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Lousios”
- Finnish: “Loúsios”
- French: “Loúsios”
- Georgian: “ლოისიოსი”
- Georgian: “ლოოსიოსი”
- German: “Lousios-Schlucht”
- German: “Lousios”
- German: “Lousiosschlucht”
- German: “Lousious-Schlucht”
- German: “Lousiousschlucht”
- German: “Loussios-Schlucht”
- German: “Loussiosschlucht”
- German: “Lusios-Schlucht”
- German: “Lusiosschlucht”
- Greek: “Mánia Réma”
- Greek: “Λούσιος ποταμός”
- Greek: “Λούσιος”
- Greek: “Μάνια Ρέμα”
- Hungarian: “Loussios”
- Irish: “Loussios”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lousios”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loúsios”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loussios”
- Polish: “Lousios”
- Polish: “Wąwóz Lousios”
- Polish: “Wąwóz Lusios”
- Russian: “Гортиний”
- Russian: “Лусий”
- Russian: “Лусиос”
- Swedish: “Loúsios Potamós”
- Ukrainian: “Ущелина Лусіос”
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