Search Results for ‘Greece’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’ - 15 matches found

Greek Walls, An Odyssey in Corfu

A personal account of 26 years spent in Corfu, from the days before charter flights and package holidays when Corfu was "heaven on Earth" and beyond. The author and his wife purchased some land in...

In The Footsteps Of Alexander The Great

Michael Wood travels over 30,000 kilometres on land, by bus, jeep , train, camel, horse, mule and on foot in a bid to retrace Alexander the Great's epic journey from Greece to India. On the way he experiences...

It's All Greek To Me

A charming saga of sun, sea, sand and cement, telling of the back-breaking but joyous labours of fixing up a personal rustic paradise and the generous and garrulous cast of characters aiding in the...

The Cyclades

First published in 1885, this is still a classic travel account of the Cyclades. It is the result of two tours the author made with his wife between 1882 and 1884 and it registers the ups and downs...

The Greek Islands

As every reader of Durrell knows, and every newcomer should know, his writing is steeped in the living experience of the Mediterranean, especially the Greek Islands.
This captivating and highly unusual...

The Way of the World

Part candid description of a road journey, part a meditation on travel, this is the tale of a life-enhancing journey taken in the 1950s from Geneva to the Khyber Pass on very little money. When Nicolas...

92 Acharnon Street

92 Acharnon Street is an affectionate & alluring, but honest & candid reflection on a lifetime’s attachment to Athens and Greece. Greece has always had its admirers, though none seem to have cherished...

Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage

In “Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage”, the celebrated and much-loved tevelvision presenter & author Francesco da Mosto takes a trip into the rich history of the Mediterranean. In the wake of his ancestor...

The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below

The wellspring of “The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below” is the remarkable 17th century figure, Thomas Coryate, unofficial jester to the court of King James I, associate of John Donne, Ben Johnson and Inigo...

Traveller's History of Greece

About this series
Concise and accessible historical guides to popular tourist destinations. This series provides a good introductory overview for travellers who want to know more about a destination...

My Family and Other Animals

First published in 1956, “My Family and Other Animals” recounts naturalist and author Gerald Durrell’s classic account of his childhood living on the Greek Island of Corfu. Escaping the ills of the...

Ye Gods!

"Ye Gods!" is a light and humorous read as Jill Dudley's travels around Greece, touching on the myths and legends of the old gods and how the early Greek Orthodox Church emerged from its pagan past...

Mani

This is the absorbingly impassioned account of Patrick Leigh Fermor's travels amongst the remote Greek Mountains, where he explores the history and myths of the local people. Isolated from the rest...

Rhodes in Modern Times

The fruit of the studies of scholar Cecil Torr, this guide was first published in 1887 and is a major account of Byzantine and Medieval Rhodes. The new edition is an ideal companion to the traveller...

Athens - A Traveller's History

“Athens - A Traveller’s History” describes the whole history of this ancient city from mythological and prehistoric times, through its artistic flowering in the classical age; its transformation in...