Evia - Travels On An Undiscovered Greek Island

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  • Author: Sara Wheeler
  • Publisher: I B Tauris
  • Catalogue: 149763
  • Size: 13x20cm
Evia - Travels on an Undiscovered Greek Island is Sara Wheeler’s very first book and charts her five-month journey on the island of Evia, from its southern tip to its north. Evia, or Euboia as it was known in classical history, is a seahorse-shaped island and actually the second largest island in Greece, yet it has remained relatively undiscovered by tourists.

Wheeler was instantly enchanted by the landscape and languid pace of Evia, which encapsulated the Greece of decades ago - an unspoilt and pristine haven. She immersed herself in local life and witnessed centuries-old traditions, attended a goatherd’s wedding, saw Bronze-age excavations, was harassed by Orthodox nuns and spent nights under an array of different roofs