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 painted tomb at Agios Athanasios in Macedonia, Greece Agios Athanasios is one of the most astonishing archaeological sites in Greece! Agios Athanasios, just outside the suburbs of Thessaloniki, is a typical 'Macedonian tomb', an elite burial monument from ... Read More
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The Ballinderry game board: a warrior's pastime As always in our Another thing posts, we start with what you see. Our object is on display in the National Museum of Ireland's Archaeology exhibit in Dublin and it ... Read More
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The Island of BraÄŤ in Croatia - a microcosm of Dalmatia It seems an eternity ago we were touring Dalmatia for the first time, to prepare what was then Peter Sommer Travels' imminent expansion into Croatia. I vividly remember a moment ... 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
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Ancient Myra and its Lycian tombs: an archaeological wonder in Turkey On our Cruising the Lycian Shore trip in Turkey, we visit the ancient city of Myra (modern Demre), once a major centre of population in these parts. The old city ... Read More
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Olympos: an Ancient City on the East Coast of Lycia in Turkey During our 2-week gulet trip around the coast of Lycia, we visit the ancient city of Olympos, where a sandy beach is overlooked by stupendous cliffs, the opening of a ... Read More
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Phaselis: a beautiful ancient city in Lycia, Turkey One of the many beautiful archaeological sites we visit on our 2-week gulet voyage around Lycia is Phaselis. We set off from Finike in the morning and cruise east, around ... Read More
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The Lion Tomb at Antiphellos, ancient KaĹź in Turkey KaĹź, a well-known resort of great peace and charm, stands upon and among the ruins of Antiphellos, one of ancient Lycia's key ports. Antiphellos must have been quite affluent for ... Read More
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Polpette alla Siciliana - Sicilian Meatballs I'm always a little nervous when offering an Italian recipe on this blog... Why? Because Italians take the culinary part of their cultural heritage very seriously, and they don't like ... Read More
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Trogir in Croatia: a near-complete medieval cityscape One of Peter Sommer Travels’ specialities, arguably the key one, is helping our guests understand the places we visit. In most cases, whatever country a tour or cruise takes place ... Read More
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The ancient statue of Nike by Skopas at Tegea in Greece Take a look at this beautiful ancient Greek statue of Nike in the museum at Tegea in Greece. People often talk about the greatness of Ancient Greece. Why the Greeks, ... Read More
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Kalitsounia - delicious savoury pies from Crete in Greece Crete is a place of many highlights: fantastic archaeological and historic sites, remarkable works of prehistoric art, some of the most stunning landscapes on any of our tours and cruises ... Read More
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The Motya Charioteer: a world-class ancient sculpture in Sicily Look at him! A fine figure of male beauty, subtle and forceful at the same time. You might already have guessed which ancient culture created this piece, but even if ... Read More
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A Travel Postcard from Croatia: what to see and do When travelling to Croatia and exploring this beautiful country in Europe, what should one see and how should one approach the country to better understand it? Croatia has many layers ... Read More
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Ancient pottery on Vis in Croatia What do you see? A lot of pots or vases. If you look more closely, there are only two shapes present: a tall and slender jug with a high neck ... Read More
