Greece: Land of Light

by NicholasGage (Author), Barry Brukoff (Author), B . Brukoff (Photographer)

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  Hardcover
  1999

  $14.36

  This volume portrays the essence of Greece - its striking sea and landscape, its people, culture, history and ancient monuments. From the tip of the Peloponnese to the remote mountain villages of the far north to the islands of the Aegean, Brukoff's colour photographs and Gage's text reveal the heart of Greece. Included are Byzantine monasteries, colourful fishing villages, chairs at outdoor tavernas and the ubiquitous cats.

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  Paperback
  2004

  $3.35

  In the stark light of the Greek sun, colours become so pure and clear that they are almost audible. Greece is a legendary destinaation, and anyone who has once fallen under its spell dreams of returning again and again. Here is the marvellous record of an enchanting land. Interest in Greece will be at an all time high as the Olympics returns to Greece in summer 2004. Brukoff's briliant colour images and Gage's evocative words delineate the heart of Greece. Included are the great classical ruins, Byzantine monasteries, colourful fishing villages, and the ubiquitous cats - the vivid details that each traveller takes home as a memory. Gage's insightful essays on the turbulent history of Greece, its myths and beliefs, life in the villages and the age old wisdom and spirit of the Greek people, are a passionate tribute to an extraordinary country.