 | Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £3.94 Any Leigh-Fermor is great; this is ideal if you're visiting the Pelopenese.
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 | Eurydice Street: A Place in Athens by Sofka Zinovieff
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.00 One of the best modern greek travel writers. A serious look at contemporary greek society.
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 | It's All Greek to Me! A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - and Real Greeks by John Mole
Buy used from: £2.97 An ideal contrast to 'Eurydice Street'; very funny.
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 | Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £0.76 A stark journey through Cyprus' violent recent past. Wonderfully written.
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 | Birds without Wings by Louis De Bernieres
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.01 Far more serious than 'Corelli', but a very rewarding read.
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 | My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Malcolm Durrell
Buy used from: £5.26 Corfu - pre package tour.
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 | The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Olympic Games by Tony Perrottet
Buy new: £6.43 / Used from: £2.05 Tony writes classical history with wit and skill; very readable.
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 | Love, Sex and Tragedy: Why Classics Matter by Simon Goldhill
Buy used from: £5.98 Solid and accessible introduction to greek (and roman) history.
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 | Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.50 An ideal companion piece to 'Mani', but worthwhile in its own right.
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 | The Balkan Trilogy: "Great Fortune", "Spoilt City" and "Friends and Heroes" by Olivia Manning
Buy new: £11.59 / Used from: £8.25 The final volume covers pre-world war two greece, but all are enjoyable. Treat yourself!
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