Continuing along the coastal road and the harbour area, one can follow Cyprus Street, the main road in the western part of the city, and largely running parallel to the ring road. On the eastern side there is a modern European-standard cycle path. Along the road there are several buildings important for the history and development of Messolonghi, which can be seen on a bike ride, on foot or by some other means.
Among them, on Cyprus and Kapsali Streets, is the site where during the years of the Turkish occupation there was a community school founded in 1760 by the teacher of the Nation Panagiotis Palamas (1722-1803). This operated as the Palamiaia School or Palamiaia Academy from 1760 until 1770, when it was destroyed. The school had such a good reputation that many Constantinopolitans sent their children to study there. It produced a significant number of graduates, who in turn taught in Greece and in Constantinople. The site, owned by Stavros Dambos, has been designated a historical location (YA YΠPE/21130/938/15-5-1979 – GG 527/B/31-5-1979). Today the building houses the 1st Gymnasium of Messolonghi.
At the junction with Charilaos Trikoupis Street is the Petropoulos Mansion, a two-storey mansion with a semi-basement and obvious Ionian influences. It was built in 1903 and was originally a seaside building.
Further north, between Alexandropoulou and Travlantoni Streets, is the site of the former Kyriazi Vocational School. A two-storey building of 1892 of Neoclassical form, it was founded as the Vocational School for Boys named after G. Kyriazi, a doctor from Messolonghi with origins in Nafpaktia. It operated until 1941 and later was a Girls’ High School. Today it now houses the 2nd Gymnasium of Messolonghi. It is registered as a monument, as it is a typical example of a school building of the end of the 19th century and has a special architectural value that contributes to the embellishment of the city (YA YΠΠΟ/ΔINESAK/18450/533/12-4-2005 – GG 554/B/25-4-2005).
