• FROM MESSOLONGHI TO NAFPLION

    COUNTDOWN, 328 DAYS REMAINING Indeed, the 1st Freedom Run will commence on May 20, 2027, from Messolonghi to Nafplio, following in the footsteps of the Exodus fighters.Preparations were already completed last April, when we postponed this year’s event due to force majeure. Furthermore, a few days ago, we ran a pilgrimage of the first section…

  • MAY 28–29: AN EXTRAORDINARY RUNNER

    Following in the Footsteps of the Mesolonghi Exodus Survivors George Pantazis ran alone from Mesolonghi to Glyfada (opposite Trizonia), following the route of the Mesolonghi Exodus survivors. After reaching Ano Chora, the original Exodus survivors followed their own faster route toward Nafplio, where they arrived on April 28, 1826. George did not run in pursuit…

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    We begin on May 28 at 7:00 a.m.

    ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE FREEDOM RUNS Thursday, May 28 · 7:00 a.m. · Makri Bastion A Unique Freedom Run From Messolonghi to Nafplio — a lone runner following in the footsteps of the Exodus heroes. On Thursday the 28th, at 7:00 in the morning, the event will begin from Makri Bastion, at the old Railway…

  • 1st “Freedom Race”: In the Footsteps of the Exodus Survivors, 200 Years Later – A Conversation with Kostas Karkanias & Giorgos Diamantis

    Those of us who have a deeper connection with the Sacred City of Messolonghi are experiencing moments of unique emotion this year, through the numerous events marking the 200th anniversary of the Exodus — an event that rightly stands as one of the defining moments of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Within this charged framework…