epub |eng | 2014-06-18 | Author:Insight Guides

The Greeks understandably wanted to ignore the Italians‘three-decade presence, but now recognise that their architecture had ample merit. Thirty-one years of Italian rule in the Dodecanese left a significant architectural ...

epub |eng | 2012-11-30 | Author:Planet, Lonely & Alexis Averbuck [Planet, Lonely]

Temple of Olympian Zeus & Panathenaic Stadium Top Sights Temple of Olympian Zeus A2 Sights 1 Panathenaic Stadium D2 2 Athens’ First Cemetery C5 3 Zappeio Gardens B1 4 Roman ...

mobi |eng | 2015-05-30 | Author:Alexi, Sara [Alexi, Sara]

‘I could not overcome my urges. Once outside, other than the place I must not go, I could find nowhere to sit to write. So I thought to return my ...

epub |eng | 2012-01-23 | Author:John S. Bowman

Paros ★★ 168km (91 nautical miles) SE of Piraeus Paros is accurately (but hardly enticingly) known as the “transportation hub” of the Cyclades: Almost all island boats stop here en ...

epub |eng | 2015-01-29 | Author:Aglaia Kremezi

On Saturday evenings, women on Sifnos and other Cycladic islands come to the bakery, bringing their specially marked clay casseroles filled with soaked chickpeas that have been doused in fruity ...

epub |eng | 2013-02-21 | Author:Nikos Dimou [Dimou, Nikos]

Myths And Fears 85 A major symptom of the modern Greek soul: mythopoeia. 86 We fashion myths about ourselves. And then we are unhappy because we appear inferior to the ...

epub |eng | 2012-02-13 | Author:Rick Steves

“The earth is suffocating. Swear to make them cut me open, so that I won’t be buried alive.” —Chopin, on his deathbed • Continue walking down chemin Denon, as it ...

mobi |eng | 2015-04-13 | Author:Alexi, Sara [Alexi, Sara]

Juliet The following day, Michelle chooses to come into town with Juliet and as they cross the road, Juliet is reminded of the letter that Michelle had dropped. 'You made ...

epub |eng | | Author:Patrick Leigh Fermor

“Really!” I can hear some Athenian exclaim at this point. “Are we to stop progress for the sake of an occasional eccentric traveller? Undo the work of a hundred-and-fifty years? ...

mobi |eng | 2013-02-15 | Author:Demetriou, Elena [Demetriou, Elena]

On weekends, I enjoy walking, swimming in the summer, cooking, reading, and my most recent experiments, learning how to paint, ice-skate and play the Spanish guitar. My favorite hobby is ...

epub |eng | 2007-11-13 | Author:Aleka Nakis [Nakis, Aleka]

“Kyria? Why not miss or despinis?” she asked Alexandros as they walked on the deck, inspecting the damaged railings. “Because, he is a smart man, and he knows you’re not ...

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

New Town The Acropolis of Rhodes, southwest of the Old Town on Monte Smith, was the site of the ancient Hellenistic city of Rhodes. The restored 2nd-century-AD tree-lined stadium once ...

epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Patrick Leigh Fermor

[1] Put forward by Prof. Kouyeas of Athens University and quoted by Mr. Dimitrakos-Messisklis, op. cit. [2] George Wheler in 1675, A Journey into Greece. [3] The discoverer of both ...

mobi, epub |eng | 1956-01-01 | Author:Gerald Durrell

The phosphorescence was particularly good that night. By plunging your hand into the water and dragging it along you could draw a wide golden-green ribbon of cold fire across the ...

epub, mobi |eng | 2012-07-10 | Author:Aleka Nakis [Nakis, Aleka]

Chapter Thirteen They returned home, sun kissed and tired. Demo settled down to watch game five of the NBA finals, and Sammy went to pack a bag for the morning. ...