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THE ARTS The earliest art form found in Ancient Thera is pottery from the Geometric period. Thanks to the burial customs just described, many works of pottery have survived …
At train time I took a horse cart, the local means of transport, to the station. It had poured rain for the last two hours and I had sat …
The composition with the Crocus Gatherers from Xeste 3- This impressive fresco was spread across a number of walls in rooms on the ground floor and upper storey of …
Kamari Kamari iras the purl of Ancient Thera. It has deivluped into a tourist resort, and the beach has a full range of amenities. This was the port for …
At dinner I made the fatal mistake of thinking it was a good idea to try something Western on the menu before I left. It was not. I ordered …
Villafranca del Bierzo holds fond memories. It’s a quaint town, and I spent four weeks here in 2002. While I awaited the arrival of a friend to walk the …
Stomach full, I departed the cafe just before the lunchtime crowd arrived. It was Sunday and, as expected, busier with walkers, dogs and cyclists. The first glimpse of the …
Maymyo, now Pyin U Lwin, was a British hill station established on the site of a small village in 1896 as a place for the colonial government administration to …