Arcadia: The famous religious and commercial festival of Tegeatranslated

During the period of the Fifteenth of August, the great religious and commercial festival that takes place in the center of the renovated Byzantine Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in the Episcopate of Tegea is known all over Greece. Every year on the 15th of August, the area of ​​Tegea in Arcadia turns into a meeting point for many visitors from all over Greece. In the heart of the park of the Old Diocese in an idyllic area, covered by centuries-old plane trees and bordered by very important monuments of Tegean antiquity, the Tegean Association organizes the Pamploponnesian Exhibition of Tegea.

The trade fair of Tegea with its centuries-long history dates back to the period of the Frankish occupation, continuing in the period of the pre-revolutionary years until 1821.

Thanks to the selfless and tireless efforts of its management, the festival of Tegea has become one of the most famous and organized religious-commercial festivals in Greece with more than 60,000 visitors annually.

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