WINTER FESTIVAL IN ALONISTENA ON 28/11/2026

Alonistaina, the diamond of Mainalo, is dressed up for the festivities again this year!

The 18th Winter Welcome Festival is a fact!

This year it is organized by the Association of Alonistaians Everywhere and the Greek Dance Center of Tripoli!

A festival that has become a tradition and a welcome to winter!

With music, plenty of wine and bean stew, and of course dancing around the fire!

We depart on 28/11/26, Saturday, from Kolokotroni Square (Tripoli) at 18.30.

Arrival in Alonistaina and participation in the winter festival!

A few words about the festival:

The winter festival started in 2007 and has been continued almost every year, usually on the last Saturday of November! It has become a tradition and a large crowd gathers to participate in the celebrations! It takes place in the village square but is not limited to it! Notably, the festival takes place even under adverse conditions (rain, snow).

A few words about Alonistaina:

Alonistaina is located in the heart of Falanthos in Arcadia at an altitude of 1220 meters. The history of the village probably begins in the early 14th century AD. Important figures in our history are Theodora Kolokotroni's mother, Zampia Kotsaki, whose statue is in the village, and the politician Theodoros Tourkobasilis. Today, about 60 people live in Alonistaina.