The Peloponnese

With over thirty years of local knowledge, and boundless, infectious enthusiasm for the majestic and increasingly popular Greek mainland, Dana Facaros and Linda Theodorou explore a region famed for its wealth of ancient Greek and Byzantine ruins, visiting places with names that ring powerfully down the centuries – Delphi, Corinth, Mycenae, Olympia, Argos, Epidaurus.
- comprehensive chapter on Athens
- insider tips: remote mountain lodges, seaside hideaways, peaceful walks
- entertaining, revealing insights into myths and legends, history and art

‘The custom of competing naked [in the Olympic Games] dates from 720 BC. Some said it was introduced by the Spartans; others say the rule was introduced after an athlete’s pants fell down during the foot race. Coaches had to be in the altogether as well after one athlete’s mother penetrated the all-male bastion disguised as his coach. She was found out and tossed off the Typaean rock’