📍Tourlida,Mesolongi Greece 🇬🇷
The lagoon of Mesolongi is considered the largest in our country and in essence it is a coastal lake - washed by the sea from the alluvium of the Acheloos river. The depth of the water on the coasts is ideal for the creation of salt flats and thus huge quantities of excellent quality salt are produced, while several fish farms operate with the particularly famous Messolonghi roe.
The lagoon and its ecosystem is protected by the well-known RAMSAR Convention and is also an environmental park. What is worth visiting by car, on foot or by bike is Tourlida.
It is a small inhabited island in the Gulf of Patraikos which is about five kilometers from the center of the city of Messolonghi. There is also the so-called "Black Salt" in contrast to "White", due to the lower quality of salt produced.
It got its name from a species of seabirds that existed there, the "turlids". It was an island until 1885, until that year a road was built by filling up the sea, while for the construction of the road the materials from the excavations made for the construction of the port were used.
In Tourlida you will also see the famous pelades, the traditional houses built in the water, which were originally built as homes for local fishermen. It is said that in recent years they have lost their romantic image and are now mainly used as holiday homes. Although it seemed to us an image of decline and abandonment, nevertheless this settlement still fascinates the visitor.
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