Buy this book on-line Papadopoulos, Stelios A : Meteora Western ThessalyM. Pechlivanidis & Co, Athens
The Face of Greece Series # 18] "Come and make the acquaintance of Western Thessaly, travelling from the forests of the Pindus mountains to snow-capped Olympus, from, the peaceful vale of Tempi to the stone forest of Meteoral Thessaly has many sights of interest - humble neolithic settlements, vanished Homeric cities, ruins of rich towns of the classical age; we shall look down on early Christian mosaics and gaze at Byzantine frescoes and ornamental brick work; we shall try to decipher painted or carved, inscriptions. We shall see many monasteries without monks, mosques without faithful. There are far-flung bridges and lowly chapels. We shall hear of men and cities - those who made the things you see, and many others beside. "The best of all lands is that of Thessaly" said the oracle of Delphi to the people of Megara. Let us be on our way - starting from, the beginning !" Unpaginated. illus ( B & W) maps on endpapers.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Original Wraps Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Papadopoulos, Stelios A : Meteora Western Thessaly. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, out-of-print books, livres rares, livres anciens and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |