site of the house of Bishop Josef of Rogon near the Xenokration public school, the windmill, the small church of Panagia of Phoenekia 2 km outside Messolonghi, where Lord Byron often visited, and the historic Monastery of Agios Simeon, on a mountainside 8 km from Messolonghi.

Every year on the Saturday of Lazarus and Palm Sunday, Messolonghi and the whole Greek nation honor the great sacrifice of the heroic Exodus of Messolonghi. As the poet and academic Nikeforus Vretakos said, �Everyone from around the nation must fervently and wholeheartedly congregate in Messolonghi with faith.� It should be essential for the children of all schools in the country to orientate themselves toward Messolonghi for a moment of silence and remembrance. Like the Parthenon of Athens and St. Sophia of Constantinople,Messolonghi is considered a place sacred in Greek culture.

During Pentecost great joyfulness, music, laughter, and bands enliven Messolonghi, especially at the well-known national festival of St.Simeon. Apart from its historical side Messolonghi is also a unique aquatic place. Messolonghi's lagoon, the second largest in Europe, provides sanctuary for flora and fauna. Rare types of birds like Nanoglarona (dwarf seagulls), Kalamokanaves (long-legged water birds), water swallows, mollusk-eating birds, Sphirichtres (whistling sea birds), Koridali (yellow finches), and many others nest in the bushes surrounding the lagoon. Flamingoes and other beautiful migratory birds pass through as well. The lagoon also serves as a source of sea salt, supplying table salt for all Greece.

The lagoon backed by rocky mountains gives the town its uniquely beautiful setting while making it the fish-producing center