Peter Sommer Travels Blog
Welcome to our blog!
Since 2011, this is where we provide extra insight and information about our expert-led cultural tours and cruises. Our posts complement what is available on our main website and in our brochure. They offer examples of the fascinating stories and ideas, the lovely flavours and sights, the extraordinary experiences that we share with our guests in six countries.
Texts about archaeology and history, brought to you by our tour experts, tour diaries, news from excavations and museums, recipes, reading suggestions, updates on our new itineraries and much more - it's all here for you to discover and enjoy.
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - kalo taxidi / bon voyage
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - the astonishing Derveni Krater in Thessaloniki
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - Thessaloniki: capital of Greek gastronomy
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - an Aegean excursion to the island of Thasos
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - the Kasta sphinx at Amphipolis
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - Stageira, home of Aristotle
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - The shield of Philip II and astonishing treasures at Vergina
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - a Macedonian provincial centre at Aiani
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - a medieval keep at Platamon
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - the Neolithic lake settlement of Dispilio
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - the painted tomb at Agios Athanasios
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Macedonia Diary 2022 - Welcome to Thessaloniki!
"Exploring Macedonia" is our first new itinerary in Greece since 2018. On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel diary on ... Read More
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Another thing: a warrior's pastime - the Ballinderry game board
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. As ... Read More
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The Island of Brač - a microcosm of Dalmatia
It seems an eternity ago (actually it's been six years). Peter and I were touring Dalmatia for the first time, to prepare what was then Peter Sommer Travels' imminent expansion ... Read More
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'Gold of the Great Steppe' at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Some time in antiquity - we can’t be sure exactly when, but some time around the eighth-sixth centuries BC - grave robbers broke into a large burial tumulus near its ... Read More
