Kryoneri, Olympia

Kryoneri (Greek: Κρυονέρι, before 1928: Μπάστα - Basta[2]) is a little village near Olympia, Elis, Greece.

All inhabitants of the villages Basta, Kaloletsi (now Neraida) and Milies had died.

After the plague 10,000 Orthodox Christian Albanians settled in the area, invited by Despot of the Morea Manuel Kantakouzenos.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the people from Basta spoke both Greek and Arvanitika.

In 1928 the name of the village was changed to the present Kryoneri ("cold water"), a signal that Arvanitika was no longer widely spoken.