The medieval town of Andritsaina belonged to the Despotate of Mystras and was subsequently occupied by Franks, Venetians, and Ottomans. With the proclamation of the Greek revolution, the inhabitants took part in all liberation struggles, defying the danger of the destruction of the city and its possessions, as it did in 1826 when the city was burnt by Ibrahim’s troops. During the 19th century, Andritsaina flourished and craftsmen from Lagkadas, Epirus and Italy, who sculpted stone, came to the area to construct cobbled streets, mansions, churches, bridges and fountains. From the interwar period, and for decades afterwards, the commercial and intellectual development of the region was such that primary and secondary schools operated; the Nikolopouleios Library, various vocational schools from Carpentry, Cheese-making and Dress-making (sewing), to a Dancing, as well as Olive Cutting and Grafting school. The town also had a printing house and a plethora of shops.