Peloponnese’s longest river (111km long) has its source in Arcadia and its mouth in the Prefecture of Elis.

Foloi oak forest is a designated site under NATURA 2000 that dates back to ancient times.

To the west of the prefecture of Ilia, 27 km from its capital, Pyrgos, lies the area known as Kaiafas, comprising a vast beach on the side of the Ionian sea, a coastal pine forest and the homonymous lake, which is the centre of health tourism in the area.

Pineios is one of the Peloponnese’s most significant rivers, its total length is 70 km. Also known as Gastouni River, it has its sources in the mount Erymanthos and empties in the Ionian Sea.