Festivities

Numerous festivities take place in the whole area, all year long. Especially during the summer period. The most well known is the Easter celebration, when a lot of small air balloons are released to the sky.

Melitzazz

Takes place at the beginning of July. It’s a colourful, multiethnic meeting of cultures in Leonidio.

Carnival feasts

Carnival period feasts occur late February to early March depending the year.

Easter celebration

It’s very impressive because it take place mostly outdoors. There is a lanterns decoration everywhere.

Epiphany

Every 6th of January at the port of Tiros.

The eggplant festival

The famous tsakonian eggplant grows in the region of Leonidio.

Fisherman’s fiesta

Late August at the port of Tiros.