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The Loussios or the Lousios (Greek: Λούσιος) is a river and a gorge in western Arcadia that stretches from Karytaina north to Dimitsana in Greece. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there For the song see CANYONMID. For the band see Canyon (band. A canyon (rarely cañon) or gorge Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. For the Gortyna in Crete see Gortyn Karytaina ( Greek: Καρύταινα also written as Karitena) is a town located in the western part Dimitsana (Greek Δημητσάνα is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The river begins near Lykochori and flows into the Lousios Gorge. The river is treacherous and flows rapidly. It empties into the Alfeios 2. Alfeiós ( Greek: Αλφειός also romanized as Alpheus, Alpheios, Alfiós) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. 5 km northwest of Karytaina nad south of Atsicholos.
The gorge includes the Loussios river. Its length is approximately 15 km from north to south and its width is approximately 2 km wide. The gorge is very popular amongst hikers. A the end of the gorge finds the town of Dimitsana. Dimitsana (Greek Δημητσάνα is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. At the other side of the gorge is the ancient city of Gortys with the temple of Asclepius. Asclepius (pronounced /æsˈkliːpiːəs/, Greek, transliterated Asklēpiós; Latin Aesculapius) is the god of Medicine The gorge is encircled with the Karytaina-Dimitsana Road to the east and several rural roads and trails as well as zig-zag roads. The Karytaina-Dimitsana Road is a 30-km long road that connects the two federal roads the GR-76 near Karytaina and the GR-74 ( Pyrgos - The gorge can be viewable from the east side. Much of the gorge are heavily forested, the remainder are treacherous cliffs. One of the roads crossing the south of the gorge is the road linking Karytaina and Atsicholos.
During rainy days, the gorge is dangerous to cross and is not permitted.
Nearest places
- Lykochori
- Dimitsana, east of the river
- Stemnitsa, east of the river
- Gortyna, west of the river
- Atsicholos, west of the river
- Elliniko, east of the river
Gallery
 A view of Megalopoli and the Alfeios valley from Dimitsana |
 Closter Prodromou, Loussios |
 Closter Philosophou, Loussios |
 Closter Prodromou at left, Closter Philosophou (new) at right |
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