Vacation days in Greece

Spending over a decade living among the ruins and hills of Greece, the author turns his journal entries into a vivid guide for anyone who has ever dreamed of the Aegean light. He skips the well‑trodden routes of Athens and Olympia, opting instead for hidden valleys, mountain passes, and quiet coastal villages where sunrise paints the sea in colors that seem impossible to name. The narrative is threaded with personal observations, from the bronze charioteer unearthed at Delphi to the simple pleasure of fording a mountain river, all supported by full‑page maps and period illustrations that bring the landscape to life.

The journey moves westward from the olive‑scented shores of Corfu through the rugged north, then sweeps down the Peloponnese, pausing at forgotten sanctuaries and modest towns. Interwoven are brief excursions to Sicily and Dalmatia, reminding listeners of the ancient Greek colonies that once dotted those coasts. Listeners will come away with a sense of the country’s “infinite riches in a little room,” a portrait of Greece that feels both scholarly and deeply personal.