 Alea is situated in the mountainous northwestern part of Argolis, 5 km southeast of Kandila, 12 km northwest of Lyrkeia, 14 km northeast of Levidi and 27 km north of Tripoli.The Greek National Road 66 (Levidi – Nemea) passes near Skoteini.The municipal unit Alea is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets)