Messolonghi:My hometown

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Primary School of Messolonghi
Western Greece
Welcome to our school!!!

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Here we are!!! We are the Greek eTwinners!!!

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Have you ever visited Greece?
Have you ever heard about my town?

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This is our national flag, the Greek flag!

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A few words about our hometown…
Messolonghi is a historical town (capital of Aitoloakarnania prefecture in
Western Greece) and was founded in the 13th century by Dalmatian
pirates taking its name from the Italian phrase "messo laghi" meaning "a
town between lakes".
Built next to the lagoon, one of the most important wetlands, and between
two rivers, Evinos and Acheloos, our town is a major tourist attraction of
exceptional natural beauty.

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Messolonghi played an important role in the history of Greece from the
Archaic period to the Roman and Byzantine period. The most glorious
page in the history of Messolonghi was the heroic sortie of its inhabitants
(April 10th, 1826) after a siege by the Turks lasting several months which
shocked the world and inspired major artists from around the world
(Delacroix, Goethe, Lord Byron, etc.).
The English poet and philhellene Lord Byron came to Messolonghi to
devote his talent as well as his fortune to the Greek revolution.
Messolonghi is known as the site of the most dramatic siege during the
Greek War of Independence and of the death of poet Lord Byron (April
19, 1824).

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Monuments such as the Gate of Exodus, the Garden of Heroes, the home
of English poet and philhellene Lord Byron, the printing press of the
newspaper "Greek Chronicles" of James Mayer, Swiss philhellene and
author of the first printed newspaper about the fight, are scattered within
the city.
Messolonghi is the birthplace of great authors (Kostis Palamas, Miltiadis
Malakasis and Antonis Travlantonis) as well as of five prime ministers.
Due to its glorious cultural and historical past, Messolonghi was named
“Sacred Town” in 1937.

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Let’s go sightseeing in Messolonghi…
The town of history,
of culture,
of freedom and
of water…

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Archaeological Sites

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Ancient Alikyrna

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Ancient Kalydon

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Oiniades Ancient Theatre

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Ancient Plevrona

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Roman ‘Thermae’

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Historical Monuments

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The Garden of Heroes

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The Heroes Tomb

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The Statue of Liberty

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The Gate of the Exodus

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The Town Walls

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The Historic Windmill

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The Klissova Island

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Museums

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History Museum/Town Gallery

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Museum/House of K. Palamas

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Museum/House of Sp. Trikoupis

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Vasso Katraki Museum

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Contemporary Art Gallery

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Cultural Centres

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‘Diexodos’ Centre of Culture & Art

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The Byron Society

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Valveios Municipal Library

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Trikoupeio Cultural Centre

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Churches/Monasteries

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Monastery of Saint Eleousa

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Monastery of Saint Symeon

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Chapel of Panagia Finikiotissa

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Holy Trinity (Klissova Island)

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Saint Sostis (Vassiladi Island)

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Church of Saint Spyridonas

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Church of Saint Panteleimon

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Church of Saint Paraskevi

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Church of Saint Paul

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Chapel of Saint Nikolaos (Tourlida)

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Natural Monuments

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Arakynthos Mountain

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Varassova Mountain

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Fraxos Forest

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Zygos Forest (Mount Arakynthos)

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Acheloos River

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Evinos River

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Messolonghi Lagoon

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Aitoliko Lagoon

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Beaches

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Kryoneri Beach

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Tourlida Beach

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Louros Beach

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Dioni Beach (Oiniades)

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Agia Triada Beach

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Natural Beauty

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Pelada & Ibaria

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Pelades

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Lagoon Sunset

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Lagoon Flamingos

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Salt the ‘White Treasure’

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The Port

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Lagoon Fishing

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Lagoon

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Aitoliko Island

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Aitoliko ‘Little Venice’

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The End!
* Almost all images derive from Google.