Updates & Calendar
News, announcements and events from Dimitsana and the wider area, presented together in chronological order.
Dimitsana
The 7th Summer School for the Cultural Heritage of Rural Areas takes place in Dimitsana from 26 to 30 July 2026 as a capacity-building workshop on “Developing plans for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage”.…
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The 25th Dimitsana–Zygovisti Hill Climb will take place on 18–19 July 2026, organized by Start Line under the auspices of the Municipality of Gortynia.
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Dimitsana danced, gathered and wove bonds of tradition at the 1st Traditional Dance Festival of Dimitsana “Nema”, held at the Mikis Theodorakis Municipal Theatre.
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Dimitsana, Arcadia
The Youth Association of Dimitsana “Kryfoi Scholeiotes” and the Cultural Agritourism Women’s Association of Dimitsana organise the 1st Traditional Dance Festival of Dimitsana “Nema” on 27 and 28 June 2026. The festival …
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Dimitsana becomes the first stop of a new public-dialogue initiative on the challenges, opportunities and development prospects of Greece’s mountain regions.
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Dimitsana hosts the 12th Martial Arts Tournament at the Mikis Theodorakis Theatre, bringing together athletes and clubs from across Greece.
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Zatouna / Dimitsana
The 5th International Mikis Theodorakis Festival “Arcadies” Zatouna takes place from 19 to 21 June 2026. This year’s edition is dedicated to Mikis Theodorakis and Yannis Ritsos, to Epitaphios and May 1936 in Thessalonik…
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PIOP and the Gortynia Police Department host an open road-safety talk on prevention, responsible driving, and everyday road behaviour.
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A PIOP family-focused event in Dimitsana addressed healthy relationships, respect, and recognition of violence within the family environment.
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International travel professionals and media explored Dimitsana and the Lousios area during AdventureWeek Peloponnese.
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Dimitsana’s central square hosted a free two-day table-tennis event for all ages, with open play, demonstrations, and beginner guidance.
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On 24 March 2026, Dimitsana revived its historic torch procession, filling the village with light, traditional dress, and memory of the Revolution.
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PIOP and the Hellenic Police organized an educational event in Dimitsana on school violence, prevention, and student awareness.
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Dimitsana revived the Makaronas carnival custom with a procession, humour, music, and the symbolic burning of the effigy in the village square.
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A Dimitsana talk for World Safer Internet Day focused on personal data, cyberbullying, social media, and responsible digital behaviour.
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Dimitsana hosted a Peloponnese Tourism Academy session focused on hospitality, sustainability, innovation, and tourism skills.
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Explore Dimitsana through a lifelike 3D web map with POI pins, smooth camera controls, full-screen mode, and a short virtual flight.
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An open event in Dimitsana explored how Menalon Trail, Pan Trail, and Arcadia Trail can support local entrepreneurship and destination development.
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A European Heritage Days event in Dimitsana connected stone architecture, memory, and the future of local built heritage.
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A location-aware Android app brings Dimitsana’s oral histories, routes, images, and cultural memory into the visitor experience.
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The Friends of Dimitsana Health Center organized a second blood drive with the mobile blood-donation unit of Panarkadiko Hospital.
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Dimitsana
The 6th Summer School for the Cultural Heritage of Rural Areas is hosted in Dimitsana with the theme “Intangible Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities”. The programme explores how tourism can suppo…
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Dimitsana hosted a summer school on intangible cultural heritage and tourism, bringing together institutions, researchers, local bodies, and heritage communities.
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The historic motorsport route returned to Gortynia on 12–13 July 2025 with 46 entries and a demanding mountain course.
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A community fundraising initiative turned miniature replicas into support for the conservation and recognition of Dimitsana’s landmark clock tower.
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Dimitsana lit up the night of 24 March 2025 with its annual torch procession, renewing a living custom of memory and participation.
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Dimitsana
The 5th Summer School for the Cultural Heritage of Rural Areas was held in Dimitsana from 21 to 28 July 2024 under the theme “Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Good Practices for Contemporary Challenges”. Its a…
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Dimitsana
The 4th Summer School for the Cultural Heritage of Rural Areas was held in Dimitsana from 23 to 30 July 2023 under the theme “Working Together with Communities: Designing and Implementing Actions to Safeguard Intangible…
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Dimitsana
The 3rd Summer School for the Cultural Heritage of Rural Areas was held in Dimitsana from 24 to 31 July 2022 under the theme “Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Theory, Practice, Ethics”. It resumed the series a…
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Dimitsana
The 2nd Summer School for the Cultural Heritage of Rural Areas was held in Dimitsana from 21 to 28 July 2019. Its lectures, field visits and cultural activities examined rural heritage through anthropology, folklore, mu…
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Dimitsana
The 1st Summer School for the Cultural Heritage of Rural Areas was held in Dimitsana from 28 July to 5 August 2018 under the specific title “Rural Areas as Cultural Heritage”. It established the series through lectures,…
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