Peter Sommer Travels Blog

The title of this post is somewhat ironic. I’ll explain why at the end. We like to show our guests important ancient sites they would not find, or find difficult … Read More

Last week, our three trusted local experts in Greece and three of our core staff concluded an intense week-long recce or reconnoitre in the Dodecanese Islands, in preparation for our … Read More

Last week, Peter Sommer, Michael Metcalfe and myself visited the Acropolis Museum’s current temporary exhibition: Eleusis – the Great Mysteries. The exhibit, open until the end of May (unless it … Read More

This article was first published in ‘The American‘. We are grateful once again for the opportunity to repost it here. There’s not one Wessex, familiar though the name is, but … Read More

“Mystery” is a problematic term in archaeology, and often linked to the fringes of discourse. For my thoughts on this important caveat, please read the introduction to the first post … Read More

This article was first published in ‘The American‘. We are grateful for the opportunity to repost it here. Stand somewhere on the mid-section of Hadrian’s Wall and look out at … Read More

By Theresa Thompson “Discovering Ancient Lycia” was first published in the spring 2018 edition of the UK’s ‘Timeless Travels’ Magazine. Theresa travelled on our “Walking and Cruising the Lycian Shore” … Read More

It’s been a great week for Peter Sommer Travels. We’ve won the UK Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO)’s Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award for 2017. It’s fair … Read More

“Mystery” is a problematic term in archaeology, and often linked to the fringes of discourse. For my thoughts on this important caveat, please read the introduction to the first post … Read More

“Mystery” is a problematic term in archaeology, and often linked to the fringes of discourse. For my thoughts on this important caveat, please read the introduction to the first post … Read More