The village is built at an altitude of 750 m. Most of its houses are traditional structures made of stone, and two of them are fortified Venetian tower-houses (see picture on the right).

The two central "squares" (Greek: πλατείες), the folklore museum, and the St. Nicholas Cathedral stand out among the village buildings.

The village's greater area has an elongated shape and runs from the east (near the Langadia mountains) to the west (reaching the river Ladon).

It has been suggested that it is very probable that Akova existed before the arrival of the Franks; It is located in a place inhabited in antiquity and whose occupation has had to be continuous.

[3] This could be the actual location of Ancient Teuthis, mentioned in Pausanias,[4] as many 19th century famous travellers believed, but which nowadays has been claimed by the large village of Dimitsana.Finally, the west end of the Vyziki area enters the region of Ancient Thelpousa,[5] a great city, which is still awaiting an official systematic excavation!