![]() | Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £4.00 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: £5.14 / Used from: £0.90 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: £1.84 An ideal contrast to 'Eurydice Street'; very funny.
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![]() | Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell
Buy new: £4.76 / Used from: £0.58 A stark journey through Cyprus' violent recent past. Wonderfully written.
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![]() | Birds without Wings by Louis De Bernieres
Buy new: £5.96 / 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: £4.35 Corfu - pre package tour.
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![]() | The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Olympic Games by Tony Perrottet
Buy new: £5.93 / 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: £4.87 Solid and accessible introduction to greek (and roman) history.
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![]() | Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Buy new: £5.98 / 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: £11.58 / Used from: £7.99 The final volume covers pre-world war two greece, but all are enjoyable. Treat yourself!
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