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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The hidden pyramids of Phoenix Archaeology/History, Family adventure holidays, Off the beaten track, Tours, Turkey travel, Turkish gulets
Pyramids in Anatolian Caria? Yes, it sounds a bit strange… yet they do exist! Of course, apart from their funerary connection, these have nothing to do with the Egyptian ones. ... Read More
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Limenas on Thasos - exploring an Ancient Greek city Archaeology/History, Greece Travel
I was on Thasos a few weeks ago (for the first time in a while), and it struck me just what an extraordinary place it is! Thasos (sometimes spelt Thassos) ... Read More
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Finding Lydae: a remote Roman city off the beaten track Archaeology/History, Off the beaten track, Turkey travel, Turkish gulets
The city of Lydae, one of the westernmost of the Lycian region, is still a riddle for most scholars. Located in the middle of a peninsula, in a basin surrounded ... Read More
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Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum Archaeology/History, Exhibitions, News, Tours, Turkey travel, UK travel
Putting on an exhibition about Troy and the Trojan War carries a particular weight of expectation. It’s at the centre of everything for so many of us: archaeologists, ancient historians, ... Read More
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Dubrovnik's City Walls - protecting the Republic of Ragusa Archaeology/History, Croatia travel
Dubrovnik, the 'Pearl of the Adriatic', is justly seen by most as an absolutely unmissable site for those travelling along the coast of Croatia and looking for the region's history ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 8: gulet charters, tailor-made tours and add-ons 2020 brochure, Archaeology/History, Croatia travel, Greece Travel, Ireland travel, Italy travel, Turkey travel, UK travel
This is the final, seventh, part of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure. The printed version of the brochure was posted to our our guests and friends ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 7: Ireland 2020 brochure, Food, Ireland travel, travel brochure
This is part 7 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure. The printed version of the brochure has been distributed to our our guests and friends across ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 6: United Kingdom 2020 brochure, Food, travel brochure, UK travel
This is part 6 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which made its way to the letterboxes of our guests and friends all over the world ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 5: Italy 2020 brochure, Food, Italy travel, travel brochure
This is part 5 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which made its way to the letterboxes of our guests and friends all over the world ... Read More
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10 years at Peter Sommer Travels - Julie Sibley and Michael Metcalfe Peter Sommer Travels News
A few weeks ago, four people had a nice dinner in the heart of the town of Monmouth, just inside the Welsh border, where Peter Sommer Travels is based. The ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 4: Turkey 2020 brochure, Food, Greece Travel, travel brochure, Turkey travel
This is part 4 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which was posted as a printed copy to our guests and friends last month and is ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 3: Greece 2020 brochure, Food, Greece Travel, travel brochure
This is part 3 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which has been posted as a printed copy to our guests and friends and is also ... Read More
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Christmas Gifts for History Lovers, Travellers and Gourmets, 2019 Archaeology/History, Books, Christmas gift lists, Food, New books, Peter Sommer Travels News
Have you noticed that Christmas is approaching? I can tell even by just going online: the ads that are being pushed my way are now supposed to be festive, and ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2020 - part 2: Croatia 2020 brochure, Croatia travel, travel brochure
This is part 2 of our series about the 2020 Peter Sommer Travels brochure, which has been posted as a printed copy to our guests and friends and which is ... Read More
