An eight-day self-guided cycling holiday in Messinia, in the south-west Peloponnese. The route links Kalamata with a string of beaches, castles and seaside towns along the Messinian coast, mixing culture with easy coastal riding and a few hillier stretches.

You ride from Kalamata to Petalidi, loop inland to the lakes and waterfall of Polylimnio, and follow the coast to Koroni and Finikounda. From there you visit the Venetian castle at Methoni, carry on to Pylos and past Voidokilia beach, and finish along the flat west coast through Filiatra and Kyparissia to Kalo Nero.

It's fully self-guided. You navigate with GPS routes on a phone app (handlebar mount included), your luggage is moved between hotels for you, and there is 24-hour emergency phone support. You stay seven nights in 3-star hotels with breakfast. Trekking bikes, road bikes, e-bikes and tandems are available to hire.

What's included

7 nights in 3-star hotels with breakfast; Luggage transfer between hotels; Complete area information; Handlebar mobile phone mount; Access to the GPS app with the routes; 24-hour emergency phone support

What's not included

Hotel tax; Flights; Bike rental (trekking €100, road €140, e-bike €260, tandem €270 per week; helmet €10, GPS device €80); Transfers to Kalamata and from Kalo Nero (available at extra cost); Excursions in free time; Entrance tickets to archaeological sites and museums; Lunches and dinners