Stemnitsa, is a picturesque mountainous village and one of the most beautiful in Arkadia and Pelloponnese. It is located 45km away from Tripoli and is amphitheatrically built on the slope of the firry Mount Menalo on an altitude of 1000m. The stone made houses that are built with the traditional Gordinian architecture, offer an attractive sight. Being an ideal location for winter vacation it is today a resort center. An impressive characteristic of Stemnitsa is the 18 Byzantine churches that still operate. The most distinctive amongst them are Zoodohou Pigis (15th century), Tris Ierarches (17th cent.), Saint Nikolaos (14th cent.) and Panagia Bafero (12th cent.). A rich laographic museum housed by Hatzi Mansion (18th century) contains representations of traditional workshops occupations. In the summer of 1821 Stemnitsa was appointed as the capital of Greece but only for one month. The First Peloponnesian Senate conferred here in a cell of Zoodohou Pigis monastery. The village used to be the center of jewelry and silvery. Many famous jewelers come from here and the important Technical School of Silvery (two years course) still operates, housed in a beautiful and well preserved stone made building. Stemnitsa is also famous for the local traditional sweets.