{"product_id":"9781845116965","title":"The Ionian Islands : Corfu, Cephalonia and Beyond","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ionian Islands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Freely\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLegend has it that the Ionian Islands were created as Zeus’ beautiful lover, Io, raced through the Ionian Sea escaping Hera’s wrath. Rising from the waters between Greece and Italy, the Ionians – peaks of an underwater mountain range – are quite unlike any of the other Greek islands and are some of the most culturally, historically and mythologically rich in all Greece. Consisting of Corfu, Paxos, Ithaka, Lefkas, Cephalonia, Zakynthos (Zante) and Kythera, they have been inhabited since Paleolithic times and have a colourful and often turbulent past. Variously invaded and occupied by the Goths, Arabs, Normans, Venetians, British, Germans and most recently by tourism, they have always absorbed and assimilated other cultures whilst still retaining their unique character and identity.   \u003cp\u003eThe Ionians have been made famous in literature from Homer and Aeschylus to Gerald Durrell and Louis de Bernières and numerous myths are associated with them: Corfu is linked to the voyage of Jason’s Argonauts, Aphrodite was born on Kythera, Paxos and Corfu were once joined until Poseidon threw his trident and separated them and Odysseus’ home was on Ithaka. John Freely, who has visited and travelled throughout the islands over the course of 40 years, here illuminates the history, culture and present day of all seven islands, providing the most readable and comprehensive guide to the magnificent Ionians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR JOHN FREELY'S OTHER BOOKS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrolling Through \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAthens\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A magnificent walking guide to the city...His knowledge is encyclopaedic…he brings the millenniums of history alive. If you want a cultural guide to the ancient city, this is the one for you.\" \u003ci\u003eAnthony Sattin, \"Books of the Week\", Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrolling Through \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIstanbul\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"…a classic. The best travel guide to Istanbul\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e             \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWestern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"…Enchanting guide…a work of genuine scholarship, lightly worn and charmingly conveyed. I fell in love with the book and stayed enamoured until the final page.\" \u003ci\u003ePaul Bailey, The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “…the record of a journey undertaken by a man effortlessly able to convey in depth the meaning of what he sees.”                                                                    \u003ci\u003eMarlena Frick, Scotsman, Edinburgh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCyclades\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “A charming and informative companion for anyone exploring these enchanting islands.”                              \u003ci\u003eAndrew Steed, Stanfords Maps and Travel Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781845116965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594614845646,"sku":"9781845116965","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7b3a164d-0aff-4f88-88da-2eb07c6018a8.jpg?v=1637812418","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781845116965","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}