Articles by Peter Sommer Travels
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The Great Temples of Sicily There are at least a thousand reasons to visit Sicily, the great island - indeed the largest in the Mediterranean - that forms the triangular football to the boot that ... Read More
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Ancient Lycia in Turkey - History and Mystery Lycia is in many ways an archaeological wonderland. Even within Turkey, a country rich in well-preserved ancient sites, the region stands out for its wealth of evocative ancient remains, all ... Read More
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Patmos in the Dodecanese islands of Greece: A Feast Day During a number of our gulet vacations in the Greek islands, we visit Patmos, which is the the holy island of the Apocalypse, at least as seen from the Greek ... Read More
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The Monastery of the Chozoviotissa on Amorgos in Greece During our 2-week Cyclades tour by gulet, we visit the tiny and beautiful island of Amorgos. Our day on Amorgos has two wonderful highlights. The first is the Chora, the ... Read More
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The Bronze Age site of Akrotiri on Santorini in Greece Thera is by no means the largest of the Greek islands, nor even of the Cyclades, the spill of central Aegean islands of which it marks the fringe. But in ... Read More
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The Landscapes of Hadrian's Wall Country The biggest surprise, it’s often said to me as we visit, is just how beautiful the landscape is. And it’s true, you will fall in love with it. It’s there in all the photos ... Read More
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Rome is Back! Due to the nature of this tour, I’m about to use up the world’s supply of superlatives through to about February, so apologies for any impoverishment of language in your ... Read More
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Gold again! AITO Tour Operator of the Year Award 2022 We have some happy news, and we have some thanks to say. Just over two weeks ago, Peter Sommer Travels received AITO's (the UK Association of Specialist Travel Operators) Tour ... Read More
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A Byzantine quarter at Ephesus in Turkey found in 2022 During archaeological excavations at Ephesus in 2022, a well-preserved Byzantine quarter was unearthed, rightly hailed by the excavators as the most spectacular discovery made at the site in many decades. ... Read More
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The Derveni Krater in the archaeological museum in Thessaloniki, Greece Our picture shows a detail of one of the most remarkable things we see in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki in Greece. The central galleries are devoted more or less ... Read More
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Thessaloniki: capital of Greek gastronomy A free evening in Thessaloniki is both an essential and a dangerous feature of tours in Macedonia! Thessaloniki is, beyond any doubt, the culinary capital of Greece. Although the city ... Read More
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The island of Thasos in Macedonia, Greece Today, from our two-night base in the very maritime city of Kavala, we crossed the Northern Aegean and went to the island of Thasos. The key reason we go there ... Read More
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Stageira, home of Aristotle in Macedonia, northern Greece Today we visited the archaeological site of Stageira in Macedonia in northern Greece. Stageira is not a famous name today, but the city was historically important in more than one ... Read More
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The shield of Philip II and archaeological treasures at Vergina in Greece Today, in the middle of our tour of Macedonia, we went to pivotal places. Our first stop was the Nymphaion of Mieza, just below Naoussa, where we are staying. It ... Read More
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Aiani - an ancient Macedonian provincial centre in Greece On our tours of Macedonia in northern Greece, we venture into Western Macedonia, the area known as Upper Macedonia in antiquity, because it is hill and mountain country, as opposed ... Read More