Dimitsana is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Dimitsana!
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese On the eastern side of the city, if we follow the stone-built alley that starts from the market, we find Agia Kiriaki. It is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Dimitsana; built in 1834, on the initiative of combatant-teacher Kallinikos... View More
Agia Kiriaki Church
Agios Charalampos Church
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese On the southern part, on a steep narrow cobbled street, lies the church of Agios Charalambos. According to historic testimonies, the church was established in 1832, in the place of a church that had been demolished and was initially... View More
Agios Charalampos Church
Antonopoulos Mansion
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese Westward from the market, a small distance from the parking area, we come across the Antonopoulos mansion. It used to be the home of Ananias Lambardis--archbishop of Mystras--, who was hanged by the Turks in the Laconian city,... View More
Antonopoulos Mansion
Clock Tower of Dimitsana
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese A marble building, an architectural masterpiece, 27m high, with a foundation of 7 x 7 metres. It was established in 1928, by means of a donation from the Greek Community of Dimitsana’s immigrants in New York.
The bell weighs... View More
Clock Tower of Dimitsana
Dimitsana Greek School
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese The founding of the Dimitsana Greek School in 1764 is undoubtedly the defining event of local history. This event is connected to the tendency of establishing educational centres in Greece during the second half of the 18th century;... View More
Dimitsana Greek School
Dimitsana Trikamaro Bridge
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese It was built in 1851, a project funded by Dimitsana benefactor, N. Makris. This bridge, which F. Kontoglou was able to capture in a 1929 drawing, bridged the torrent Kakavos, and was, up until 1911, the entrance to Dimitsana. View More
Dimitsana Trikamaro Bridge
Finishing School
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese Another glorious building, in architectural terms, is the school that was created at the end of the 19th century for the education of girls; a school that followed the two-class primary school type.
It functioned as an all-girl... View More
Finishing School
Gregorios V Mansion
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese Next to the home of the Spiliotopoulos family we find a two-storey house with a separate basement cellar; the house of Patriarch Gregorios V, who was hanged at the Holy Gate (Ωραία Πύλη) of Agia Sofia in Constantinople,... View More
Gregorios V Mansion
Library of Dimitsana
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese Walking up the alleyway, in the north-eastern direction that leads to Agia Kyriaki, to the orchard of the church, one comes across one of the oldest libraries still working today; a library known from as early a the pre-revolutionary... View More
Library of Dimitsana
Paleon Patron Germanos Mansion
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese In a prominent northwestern location, at the foot of the mountain that overlooks Dimitsana, we find the home of archbishop Palaion Patron Germanos (1771-1826), in the district of Kastro. The home, obviously being of an original... View More
Paleon Patron Germanos Mansion
School of Dimitsana
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese The building complex which the Library belongs to is the creation of the prominent 19th century architect, Lisandros Kaftantzoglou, and was built in 1845. In the same building complex, with the Library on its right, we find the... View More
School of Dimitsana
Secondary School of Dimitsana
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese The stone-built Secondary School in pine-covered Kallithea, built in 1931, is an architectural structure characterized by the harmony of its lines, and is well worth visiting.
It ceased to function in 2011, due to the changes... View More
Secondary School of Dimitsana
Spiliotopoulos Brothers Mansion
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese At a distance of a few metres from the market, above the alley that leads west, towards the parking area, we come across the residence of the Spiliotopoulos brothers, Nikolaos and Spyridonas. The residence has historical significance,... View More
Spiliotopoulos Brothers Mansion
Statues - Busts
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese It is impressive that in such a small town we find important buildings and sculptures, statues and busts. This points to Dimitsana’s prosperity and historical role in the past centuries.
STATUE OF PATRIARCH GREGORIOS V
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Statues - Busts
War Memorial of Dimitsana
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese Two marble columns, in the shape of obelisks, on which we find the names of Dimitsana men who fell in the battles and in all the wars that the Greek Nation fought. View More
War Memorial of Dimitsana
Xenios' Mansion
Dimitsana, Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese North-west of the market, on the road to Taxiarhes, we find the tallest building of the Peloponnese, the Koukouzis Mansion—known as Xenios--, which had functioned as a guest-house in the past.
It boasts wall-paintings, wood-carved... View More