Sleek and chic, afternoon tea in the Tea Room or the deVille Restaurant at the Mandeville is a wonderfully skillful combination of the familiar and the creative. The decor …
There is little convincing archaeology to enjoy on Ithaki, and many will prefer to imagine what Homeric parallels they can at the evocatively renamed sites. From Vathy a road …
PAINTING The art that was most highly developed at prehistoric Akrotiri was painting. This is immediately evident in the many marvellous frescos that have been discovered so far. These …
The hall, or voorkamer, of Welgelegen before World War I was one of Herbert Baker’s colonial Arts and Crafts interiors at their best. Scandalously, the house’s contents were dispersed …
The brothers were bitter rivals. When the elder, Atreus, was appointed king, Thyestes seduced his wife, Aerope, and plotted revolution. After Atreus vowed to dedicate his finest animal to …
Starbucks 58 West Nile Street Decorative Carving Architect: James Boucher This listed building features a Starbucks on the ground floor and winged mythical creatures sitting either side of the …
GUIDE TO THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF ANCIENT THERA The entrance to the archaeological site of Ancient Thera is from the northwest. We will be moving in a southeasterly direction. …
I rode back to the hotel in a buggy straight out of Cobb and Co, an old wooden mini stage coach. These are the usual method of transport in …