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| Thus far, the Leonidion area has been able to maintain its charm and avoid the perils of mass tourism by vigorously maintaining local customs and culture. Easter, or “Pasha,” is a characteristic example, featuring the release of countless “aerostata” (lighted hot air balloons) in the night sky at midnight on Holy Saturday, illuminating the dark sky as a flotilla of night-lights. One observer, Dimitri Psathas, has suggested spending “...Mardi Gras in Patras and Easter in Leonidion.”
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Many of Leonidion’s older residents can still converse in “tsakoniki,” a dialect that has survived from the ancient Doric. Their greeting to visitors – “Kaour Ecanate!” – means WELCOME.
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| Distances |
Athens : 200 km.
Nafplio : 80 km.
Monemvasia : 70 km.
Leonidio Centre : 3 km.
Beach : 1 km.
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