CYCLE THE REAL GREECE
Small group cycling holidays through the quiet roads, ancient landscapes and coastal villages of the Greek Peloponnese.
MORE THAN SOMEWHERE BEAUTIFUL TO RIDE
Greece gives you wonderful riding, proper climbs, blue sea and reliable sunshine. But what makes a Breakaway different is what happens between the miles: coffee beside a 2,500-year-old amphitheatre, a ripe orange handed to you by a stranger, lunch in a village you would never otherwise find, and evenings around a taverna table with people who arrived as guests.
These are not roads we selected from a map. They are the roads we ride ourselves. These are the rides that Cycling Plus Magazine recently named some of the best in the world. And we have three different types of cycling breaks to help you enjoy the paradise that is the real Greece.
RIDE GREECE YOUR WAY: All our three trips can be ridden guided or self-guided, on your own or with your own group, on your own bike or a rented one and with added or subtracted miles! Shape each day around your ability and enthusiasm - we cater for enthusiastic cyclists and outdoor types, e-bikes, semi-pro riders on training camps and non-cyclists. Breakaway is for active, curious people who want great cycling, authentic Greece and a reminder of how good real life can feel.
CHOOSE YOUR BREAKAWAY
1/ THE CLASSIC GREEK WEEK
Our standard cycling week - from one remarkable fishing village in the centre of Ancient Greece, with a different ride every day - to islands, volcanoes, ancient sites and historic towns.
7 nights · Up to 6 riding days · Typical rides 70-105km. From £110pp per day/night.
2/ COMPLETE A LAP OF THE GODS
A place-to-place journey taking in the best and most dramatic scenery the ancient Peloponnese has to offer
Standard route: 7 nights, 6 days - 80- 90 km a day. Hotel to hotel with luggage transfer included. Can be personalised for your group and ridden self-guided. From £110pp per day/night.
3/ RIDE THE ODYSSEY
Cycle through the landscape of the world’s greatest journey. A story-rich ride through ancient Greece - islands, cities and homes to Gods and monsters to reach Ithaca.
9 nights - up to 7 days riding. -Typical days 80- 110 km a day. From £190pp per day/night.
BRING THE PEOPLE YOU ALREADY LOVE RIDING WITH
Your club, your friends, your pace - and a week of remarkable Greek roads without the work of organising it yourself.
We create private weeks for cycling clubs and groups of friends, built around how far and how hard you want to ride. You bring the riders. We provide the routes, local knowledge, accommodation, bike hire, Greek hospitality and the places you would never find alone.
Can be guided or self-guided.
OUR LIFETIME FINDING GREAT ROADS
Breakaway isn’t the result of moving to Greece and then deciding to offer cycling holidays. It is the result of a lifetime spent seeing the world from a bicycle.
Chris has cycled through more than 80 countries - from Tibet and Saudi Arabia to the length of America. He has taken a bicycle to Everest Base Camp, represented Great Britain in his age group and become the oldest Briton to climb Mont Ventoux six times in 24 hours.
Then he rounded a corner in the Peloponnese, saw Epidavros and found somewhere he wanted to keep riding - and share with others.
Five years later, cyclists have travelled from Canada, Britain, America, Australia and across Europe to ride with Chris and Helen. Cycling Plus named Brakaway routes as one of the world’s best rides, and many guests have returned with partners, friends and cycling clubs.
THE GREECE MOST VISITORS NEVER EXPERIENCE
This is not resort Greece. It is a landscape of quiet coastal roads, pine-covered mountains, orange groves, ancient theatres, small harbours and villages where coffee can still occupy an entire morning. It’s like the Greece of your youth.
Our home is Epidavros. Also home to the world's first-ever health sanctuary and 14,000 seat amphitheatre, where people have travelled in search of health and renewal for thousands of years. From here, four different roads lead towards the coast, mountains, islands and some of the most extraordinary surviving places of the ancient world.
You experience them at the right speed: quickly enough to travel, slowly enough to notice.
A HOLIDAY THAT BELONGS HERE
Breakaway is woven into the life of Epidavros. We use local accommodation, tavernas, cafés, drivers, bike businesses and producers—and keep as much guest spending as possible within the Greek community.
Our groups are deliberately small. Much of the energy at Villa Rosa comes from the sun, and we avoid unnecessary vehicle support. You experience more of the place you came to see, while your holiday contributes directly to the people who live here.
That matters to us. We want Breakaway to be good for our guests, good for the village and lighter on the landscape around us.
A TYPICAL DAY
A GOOD START
An ample, locally sourced breakfast overlooking the sea, and Athns in the distance with strong Greek coffee and the route ahead.
PROPER RIDING
Quiet roads, rewarding climbs, long views and unbelievable views around every corner. Take it all in at your own speed.
PLACES THAT MATTER
Stop for coffee and lunch beside an ancient theatre, the first capital of Greece, the oldest standing bridge in the world - beside the sea or in a mountain village.
EVENINGS TO REMEMBER
A post-ride drink on the beach, swim, shower, a little recovery time, then an authentic Greek taverna table with the group and the village around you.
NOT A CYCLIST? DISCOVER OUR GREEK GOOD LIFE BREAKS.
A week of swimming, walking, eating, moving and living in a small Greek village. Not a rigid retreat and not a hotel holiday - simply enough time and space to remember how good ordinary life can feel.
