 
 Saidona
comes from the latin SAGITA-ÁE that means arrow. In the wider are
saidona is called the paper made arrows that childrem play with.
The village was ihabited after the descenting of Slavs in 500a.C.
According to the legend, Ksidis, Lampidis and Koronis were the founders
of the village. In early 1900s the village had 500 residents. In
the borders of the settlement there are two famous monasteries,
the Vaidenitsa monastery and the Samuel monastery.  The
Samuel monastery was built in 1630 by Samuel Panagiotaki, who was
a priest-monk. Earlier in the previous century, both monasteries
were full of monks and the life around them was vivid. In the area
there are the sources from where Saidona today waters. As in all
over the wider area, the main product is olive oil. The local oil
was rewarded in Milan in 1936. Today residents cultivate olive trees
using biological methods as their main occupation, under the supervision
of the Austrian firm ÂLAUEL. Saidona has a Folklor museum, that
was established by Mparmpagiannis Tavoulareas. Since 1998 during
the second half of August festivities take place honoring the heroes
of the National Opposition.
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