ARCHITECTURE seems to me to be the most wonderful of all the arts. We may not love it as much as others, when we are young perhaps we cannot do so, because it is so great and so grand; but at any time of life one can see that in Architecture some of the most marvellous achievements of men are displayed. The principal reason for saying this is that Architecture is not an imitative art, like Painting and Sculpture. The first picture that was ever painted was a portrait or an imitation of som...

ARCHITECTURE seems to me to be the most wonderful of all the arts. We may not love it as much as others, when we are young perhaps we cannot do so, because it is so great and so grand; but at any time of life one can see that in Architecture some of the most marvellous achievements of men are displayed. The principal reason for saying this is that Architecture is not an imitative art, like Painting and Sculpture. The first picture that was ever painted was a portrait or an imitation of som...

This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on iPad and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attract...

For six centuries the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean – an empire of coasts, islands and isolated fortresses by which, as Wordsworth wrote, the mercantile Venetians 'held the gorgeous east in fee'.Jan Morris reconstructs the whole of this glittering dominion in the form of a sea-voyage, travelling along the historic Venetian trade routes from Venice itself to Greece, Crete and Cyprus. It is a trave...

The city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world, capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the centre of Christian Europe. This guide provides: · Coverage of all the important sites in the city from 800 BC to AD 600 and the start of the early middle ages, drawing on the latest discoveries and the best of recent scholarship · Over 220 high-quality maps, site plans, diagrams and photographs · Sites divided into fourteen main areas, with star ratings to help you plan and p...

Accessible cultural guide to the famous sights, cities and monuments of the Peloponnese, including Corinth, Sparta, Nemea, Olympia (with full coverage of the ancient Games), Argos, Pylos, Epidaurus, Tiryns and Mycenae, plus the Byzantine city of Mistra, modern Patras, Monemvasia and the Mani, and the lovely seaside town of Nafplion. Tips on accommodation and eating out are included, plus detailed sections on Greek history, art and architecture.

Accessible cultural guide to the sights, cities and monuments of Epirus, including Ioannina, Parga, Preveza, Arta, Dodona, the Vikos Gorge and the site of the Battle of Actium. Tips on accommodation and eating out are included, plus detailed sections on Greek history, art and architecture.

Discerning, user-friendly guide to the sights and monuments of Macedonia in northern Greece, including the lively city of Thessaloniki, the sites associated with Alexander the Great, and the scene of the Battle of Philippi, where Mark Antony defeated Brutus. Includes full background information on Greek history and art, and practical tips on eating and accommodation.

The most detailed, accessible cultural guide to the sights and monuments of Central Greece, including Delphi, Mount Parnassus, the monastery of Hosios Loukas, the ancient city of Thebes, Missolonghi where Byron died, the Valley of the Muses, and the battlegrounds of Thermopylae, Leuctra, Plataea and Chaironeia.Tips on accommodation and eating out are included, plus detailed sections on Greek history, ancient art, pottery, temple design, and Byzantine architecture.

From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide allows us to see the great centres of classical civilization afresh.The key feature of Cities of the Classical World is 120 specially drawn maps tracing each city's thoroughfares and defences, monuments and places of worship. Every map is to the same scale, allowing readers for the first time to appreciate visually the relative sizes of Babylon and Paris, London and Constantinople. There is also a clear, incisive comme...

User-friendly, accessible cultural guide to the sights, monuments and landscape of Thessaly, including the famous monasteries of the Meteora, Trikala, Volos and Mount Pelion (Pilio), Larissa, the Vale of Tempe, Dion and Mount Olympus.Tips on accommodation and eating out are included, plus detailed sections on Greek history, art and architecture.

Chapter from Blue Guide Greece the Aegean Islands: what to see, where to stay and eat, history, archaeology, art, culture, leisure. With superb, award-winning maps.Written and edited by a team of three experts: historian, art historian and archaeologist, two of whom lead cultural tours in Greece."Blue Guides still hold the cultural high ground" Sunday Times.