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With thousands of islands adrift in cerulean waters and a long, labyrinthine coastline, Greeks have always traveled liquid highways. They built the world's first documented lighthouse at the Mediterranean port of Alexandria more than two-thousand years ago, and since that time countless sentinels have risen and fallen on Greek shores. Weather, warfare, erosion, and earthquakes have reduced some to rubble, but more than 100 traditional stone lighthouses still stand in Greece today--old sentries keeping watch over every vessel, large or small, from freighters and tankers and cruise ships to fishermen and ferries. Their romance, beauty, and history are captured in this handy guidebook. Beguiling images, fascinating histories, and helpful travel information will guide you to these beloved seamarks in the land of Hellene. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)387.15509495Social sciences Commerce, Communications, Transportation Rivers, Oceans, and Flight LighthousesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |