The Pillars of Hercules : a grand tour of the Mediterranean

Book 1995

In this modern Grand Tour, Theroux sets off from Gibraltar on a journey around the Mediterranean Sea. It is a long, lively, and occasionally dangerous trip, up the coast of Spain, along the Riviera, by ferry to the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and beyond. By foot, train, bus, and cruise ship, Theroux travels around Italy and the Greek islands, to Albania in a state of near anarchy and to war-torn Croatia. He sails into Istanbul, its mina...

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ISBN:

9780449910856
9780399141089
0449910857
0399141081

Description:

ix, 509 pages ; 25 cm

Contents:

The cable car to the Rock of Gibraltar
The "Mare Nostrum" express to Alicante
The M.V. Punta Europa to Mallorca
The "Virgen de Guadalupe" express to Barcelona and beyond
"Le Grand Sud" to Nice
The ferry Île de Beauté to Corsica
The ferry Ichnusa to Sardinia
The ferry Torres to Sicily
The ferry Villa to Calabria
The ferry Clodia from Chioggia
The ferry Liburnija to Zadar
The ferry Venezia to Albania
The Seabourne Spirit to Istanbul
The M.V. Akdeniz : through the Levant
The 7:20 express to Latakia
The ferry Sea Harmony to Greece
The ferry El Loud III to Kerkennah
To Morocco on the ferry Boughaz

LCCN:

95032786

Control Number:

56401

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