The fertile valley around Kalamata was almost entirely destroyed by fire on the orders of Ibrahim Pasha between 1825 and 1828. According to a local legend, this is the only olive tree in Kalamata that survived the devastation.
On 23rd March, 1821, Kalamata was peacefully liberated from the Ottomans. That afternoon, the people of Kalamata gathered outside the Church of the Holy Apostles by the river Nedontas to witness the first ever church service to be performed as a free people.
Discover places inextricably linked to the Kolokotronis family, as well as to Theodoros Kolokotronis’ actions both before and during the Revolution.
Theodoros Kolokotronis arrived secretly in Kardamili in January 1821, after many years of living in Zakynthos.
Birthplaces, hiding places, strongholds, places of residence and places of execution of great freedom fighters and political figures of the Revolution, such as Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770-1843), Dimitrios Papatsonis (d. 1798-1825), Ioannis Dikaios (d. 1825), and Bishop Iosif of Androusa (1770-1844).
On 23rd March, 1821, Kalamata was peacefully liberated from the Ottomans. That afternoon, the people of Kalamata gathered outside the Church of the Holy Apostles by the river Nedontas to witness the first ever church service to be performed as a free people.
On 23rd March, 1821, Kalamata was peacefully liberated from the Ottomans. That afternoon, the people of Kalamata gathered outside the Church of the Holy Apostles by the river Nedontas to witness the first ever church service to be performed as a free people.
30th November 1822. Nafplio was liberated after a many-month long siege. Not through a direct attack, but secretly.
On 23rd March, 1821, Kalamata was peacefully liberated from the Ottomans. That afternoon, the people of Kalamata gathered outside the Church of the Holy Apostles by the river Nedontas to witness the first ever church service to be performed as a free people.
On 23rd March, 1821, Kalamata was peacefully liberated from the Ottomans. That afternoon, the people of Kalamata gathered outside the Church of the Holy Apostles by the river Nedontas to witness the first ever church service to be performed as a free people.
30th November 1822. Nafplio was liberated after a many-month long siege. Not through a direct attack, but secretly and silently.
Mani has been a center of uninterrupted resistance against the Ottomans since the pre-revolutionary years.
July 23, 1821. Monemvasia becomes the first fortified city of the Peloponnese that falls into the hands of the Greeks.