Category Archive: Greece Travel
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Another thing: a Box for a Hero - the Urn of Brasidas at AmphipolisAnother thing, Archaeology/History, Greece Travel“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. We're ... Read More
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Message on a Column: rewriting history at MystrasAnother thing, Archaeology/History, Greece Travel“May he have the curses of the 318 God-bearing Fathers of Nicaea and also the curse of me, the sinner. [In] the year 1312." These are the final four lines ... Read More
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Swimming from a gulet in the MediterraneanCroatia travel, Family adventure holidays, Greece Travel, Italy travel, Turkey travel, Turkish guletsSwimming is good for you - we all know that. It is an easy and usually a very pleasant way to exercise, to use all of your limbs and nearly ... Read More
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Another thing - Greece's Oldest War Memorial on the AcropolisAnother thing, Archaeology/History, Greece Travel"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. In ... Read More
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Travel brochure 2019Croatia travel, Greece Travel, Ireland travel, Peter Sommer Travels News, Turkey travel, UK travelThis is a long post, but if you are in a rush, the next paragraph will do: For 2019, we, Peter Sommer Travels, have reformated our brochure. It was printed ... Read More
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Another thing: Sailing the wine-dark sea - ancient ships on a Theran kraterAnother thing, Archaeology/History, Greece TravelAnother 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. What ... Read More
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The Perils of Online Reviews of Archaeological Sites and Museums, Part 3: still perilousArchaeology/History, Croatia travel, Greece Travel, Ireland travel, Italy travel, Turkey travel, UK travelIt's been three years since I I last posted on the Perils of Online Site Reviews, and more than four since I did so for the first time. In those days, ... Read More
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Akrotiri on Santorini: new finds - and some early thoughtsArchaeology/History, Greece Travel, News(All images in this post, unless otherwise indicated, are from the Greek Ministry of Culture's official press release and thus image rights are © ΕΦΑ ΚΥΚΛΑΔΩΝ / Archaeological Eforeia of the ... Read More
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Rediscovering NisyrosGreece TravelLast month, I rediscovered Nisyros and it was wonderful. It is odd that I would write I “rediscovered” the place, as there are few islands I have set foot upon ... Read More
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Cyclades Diary 2018 – Goodbye and see you soon in the CycladesCyclades Diary 2018“Cruising to the Cyclades” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first cruise in Greece in 2018. This year, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a diary of sorts ... Read More
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Cyclades Diary 2018 – A cat in Roman Kos and the Charms of the UnforeseenCyclades Diary 2018“Cruising to the Cyclades” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first cruise in Greece in 2018. This year, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a diary of sorts ... Read More
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Cyclades Diary 2018 – The old harbour of KosCyclades Diary 2018“Cruising to the Cyclades” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first cruise in Greece in 2018. This year, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a diary of sorts ... Read More
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Cyclades Diary 2018 – Mandraki on NisyrosCyclades Diary 2018“Cruising to the Cyclades” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first cruise in Greece in 2018. This year, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a diary of sorts ... Read More
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Cyclades Diary 2018 - The volcanic crater of Stefanos on NisyrosCyclades Diary 2018“Cruising to the Cyclades” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first cruise in Greece in 2018. This year, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a diary of sorts ... Read More
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Cyclades Diary 2018 - AstypalaiaCyclades Diary 2018“Cruising to the Cyclades” is Peter Sommer Travels’ first cruise in Greece in 2018. This year, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a diary of sorts ... Read More
