GREECE: The Dance of the Seas

By Barbara Athanassiadis

GREECE, The Dance of the Seas"An intimate look at the Myth, History and the magic of the Greek Islands"The travel writer transports us from the most western island of Greece, Corfu, to the most eastern island, Kastellorizo. A trip through space, time, myth and History. The magic of the Greek seas and the picturesque Greek islands as seen through the discerning eye of an experienced traveller.Watch the YouTube book trailer videos of GREECE, The Dance of the Seas: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrbC-aJ-0WKvzgQlqVS0d20aPpUZd2pxA BOOK PASSAGES"The Aegean. I wondered how the islanders of the ancient world had seen it. A sea both vast and familiar. The entire planet spread out before them. In our times, distances mean nothing. We fly from Athens to Rhodes or Crete in less than forty-five minutes. The same is true of the Cyclades. We reach a certain height and, five minutes later, it's time to descend. But in ancient times?" "As we left Tinos behind us, I saw the sun, an intense, flaming ball, rise over the sea, and a molten ray of sunlight coming in our direction, as if to push us in the direction of Delos. The hull of the sailboat broke effortlessly through the dancing waves and I felt the energy of the ancient gods invisibly pass through me, pleasurably removing me from my physical body and turning me into a seagull: sea, air, time stood still and ...""I am a traveller, not a poet, but if I am able to transport you to poetry, to melody and to the balanced movement of the body, it is because of the great joy that I feel when I swim in the waters of Corfu. It is something that comes spontaneously and fills the heart to bursting here, swimming in the little coves with the emerald waters resulting from the reflection of the cypresses as they climb up the white rocks. The sea that surrounds these rocks is an intense shade of turquoise, and its surface is as smooth as silk..."GREECE, The Dance of the Seas - a must-read book for every true traveller About the AUTHOR Barbara Athanassiadis is the author of eleven novels, including her travel narratives "A Year in Tuscany", "Feeling Rome", "My Venice", "INDIA and my Persian garden", "Cruising on the Ocean Majesty" and "GREECE, The Dance of the Seas" which have been published in English, in Italian and in Greek. She divides her time between Rome and Athens. Author's website: https://BarbaraAthanassiadis.com/

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980746613
• ISBN13: 9781980746614
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"