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Francescos Mediterranean A Cultural Journey Through The Mediterranean From Venice To Istanbul

Francesco Da Mosto · 2008

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Venetian architect and historian Francesco da Mosto sets out from Venice to cross the Mediterranean sea - following in the wake of his ancestor, the explorer Alvise da Mosto - to discover the cities and islands where Western civilization was born. Sailing in a late nineteenth-century schooner, his journey starts in Venice and finishes in Istanbul. Along the way he takes in spectacular ruins, like the Acropolis in Athens and the Roman city of Ephesus in Turkey; sacred sites like the monasteries of Mount Athos and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul; and beautiful Dubrovnik (destroyed and rebuilt in the last decade).

Book details

Year
2008
Language
English
Publisher
Ebury Press
Editions
1
Pages
240
ISBN
9781846073403

Data source: Wikidata

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