# The Alevromoutzouroma, the Flour War of Clean Monday

What to do en Galaxidi · Galaxidi

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/things-to-do/flour-war · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 0 € 
- Duración: 4 h
- Temporada: Clean Monday, 48 days before Orthodox Easter, in February or March
- Para quién: All ages, in old clothes

Festival · half a day · Free · The whole village throws coloured flour and soot in the harbour on Clean Monday, at the start of Orthodox Lent

What it is
Every Clean Monday, the first day of Orthodox Lent, Galaxidi celebrates the alevromoutzouroma: a battle of coloured flour and soot that fills the harbour, the streets and everyone passing with dust. It is a custom of Dionysian origin.
Getting there
Clean Monday falls 48 days before Orthodox Easter, in February or March; it is a public holiday in Greece and the Athens road fills up. Go in clothes you can throw away, with goggles and something to cover your phone and camera. If you want to watch without getting dirty, find a balcony: down below, nobody escapes.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 38.3765, 22.3842

## Cerca de aquí

- [Galaxidi's Harbours and the Captains' Houses](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/things-to-do/harbours-and-captains-houses), a 0 m
- [Ganimede Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/where-to-stay/ganimede), a 183 m
- [Hotel Galaxidi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/where-to-stay/hotel-galaxidi), a 260 m
- [Taverna Porto](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/where-to-eat/taverna-porto), a 270 m
- [Church of Agios Nikolaos in Galaxidi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/things-to-do/church-of-agios-nikolaos), a 273 m
- [Galaxidi Nautical and Historical Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/things-to-do/nautical-museum), a 325 m
- [Maritsa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/where-to-eat/maritsa-galaxidi), a 393 m
- [Walk Through the Pine Forest and Coast of Galaxidi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi/things-to-do/pine-forest-and-coast-walk), a 638 m

## Consejos

### Protect your camera
The flour gets into everything.

### Sleep in the village
On the Sunday before, Galaxidi fills up: book well ahead.

Destino: [Galaxidi](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/galaxidi.md)