Travel Guide Missolonghi

The pretty little town of Missolonghi saw the death of the English poet Byron in 1824. Missolonghi was at the time a ray of hope in the Greek struggle for independence: the city had resisted a first assault by the Turks in 1822, thanks to the courage of the Botzaris brothers, before being delivered in 1823 by Mavrocordato, an illustrious Greek politician. In January 1824, Byron landed in Greece and found the village of Missolonghi to his liking. Chased from England, he came to help the people find their unity against the Turkish invader. Unfortunately, the poet died of a bad fever the same year of his arrival. In 1826, Missolonghi could not continue to resist the Turkish assaults and the defenders of the town blew themselves up in the citadel where they had entrenched themselves. In the town hall of Missolonghi are exposed some paintings, lithographs, objects recalling the last days of the poet in the village, as well as the fierce struggle of the region to keep its independence. You will notice in particular a reproduction of a painting by Delacroix, Greece on the ruins of Missolonghi, and an original scene, The Episode of the Siege of Missolonghi by Lansac.