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 blog posts complement what is available on our main website and in our brochures – they offer examples of the fascinating stories and ideas, the lovely flavours and sights, the extraordinary experiences that we share with our guests on our tours.
Our posts cover a wide variety of topics and are in various styles: articles 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.
After browsing some of our posts, why not take a look at our range of expert-led archaeological tours or gulet cruises, or get in touch so we can help create a wonderful private tour just for you.
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The kouroi of Flerio on the Cycladic island of Naxos in Greece Amidst rocks and trees, two beautiful boys are lying on their backs, not far from each other, stark naked, their open eyes looking towards the sky above them. Their smiles ... Read More
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Explore the turquoise coast of Turkey with all Five Senses The western and southern coasts of Turkey have become incredibly popular tourist destinations in recent years, attracting literally millions of travellers. This is hardly surprising: the area enjoys a perfect ... Read More
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Reflections on Myndos Cathie Draycott, one of our tour experts, brings us a description and her reflections on ancient Myndos on the Carian coast of Turkey. West of the busy port at Bodrum, ... Read More
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The Carian Trail walking route in Turkey This amazing hiking trail, a staggering 800km (500 mi) long, is one of Turkey's growing network of long-distance walking routes through areas of immense historical interest and extraordinary natural beauty. ... Read More
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The Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece: some photographs We still call it the New Acropolis Museum. That is because it is still quite new and because its grandiose modernity is still striking, but eventually it will be known ... Read More
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The ancient city and archaeological site of Stratonikeia in Turkey Have you ever heard of Stratonikeia? If your answer is yes, we can only assume that either you have travelled in southwestern Turkey, or you are an expert on ancient ... Read More
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Herodotus: Why you should read the Father of History Have you ever read the Histories by Herodotus? Here's a post about why and how you should. Of course, all our tour leaders have read the key ancient texts already ... Read More
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Pomegranates for Christmas It's Christmas-time once again and I see pomegranates everywhere. Since I don't live in an orchard, that fact may appear a little surprising. But trust me, it is not. I ... Read More
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Crete in December Crete is very much a late-spring-to-summer destination. Hardly anyone travels there in winter. I just did. The largest of the Greek islands is one of Europe's best-known holiday destinations. It ... Read More
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Istanbul on the big screen: James Bond and beyond Over the coming months, millions of people will gaze at striking images of Istanbul in cinemas worldwide. Perhaps you will be (or have already been) among them? If so, you ... Read More
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Discovering Cappadocia in Turkey Over the years, many of the guests on our Turkish cruises have opted to extend their vacation by a few days to visit Cappadocia, that legendary landscape in the heart ... Read More
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Ancient Greek statues and their technicolor dreamcoats Greek statues in colour: the fact that most, if not all, ancient (Greek and Roman) stone sculpture (both figural and architectural) was brightly painted may not be news to you, ... Read More
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The Chimaira in Lycian Turkey We visit the Chimaira on some of our tours in Lycia. The site is one of the strangest on on any of our tours - a natural wonder with mythological ... Read More
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How and where Turkish gulets are maintained If you have travelled on a Turkish gulet, perhaps on one of our cultural gulet cruises, you may well have wondered where these beautiful handcrafted wooden boats come from - ... Read More
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Myra in Turkey and St. Nicholas: Visiting the home of Father Christmas Often when people think of Father Christmas Santa Claus, they think of the cold north, perhaps even as far as the north Pole. Some tour operators offer trips to visit ... Read More
