Peter Sommer
Peter studied Ancient History and Archaeology at Birmingham University before completing a Masters on the archaeology of Central Asia. He has taught at Birmingham University and Istanbul’s Bogaziçi Üniversitesi (Bosphorus University). In 1994 he walked 2,000 miles across Turkey, retracing the route of Alexander the Great, and fell deeply in love with the country. For this epic journey he received The Explorers Club of America Young Expeditioners’ award. Two years into a PhD. at University College London, he was seduced into television to work on In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (BBC/PBS).
An award-winning documentary producer, he has shot around the world for acclaimed series like Millennium: A thousand years of history (BBC/CNN), Commanding Heights: the Battle for the World Economy (PBS/BBC), and Tales from the Green Valley (BBC).
Turkey Cruising the Carian Coast - from Mediterranean to Aegean
Turkey Cruising to Ephesus
Turkey Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore
Turkey Walking and Cruising Western Lycia
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The 30th Anniversary of Peter's Walk across Turkey 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of an important event in the history, or really the prehistory, of Peter Sommer Travels. Come March it will have been exactly 30 years since ... Read More