THE PILLARS OF HERCULES

A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean

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   Order Code: RH970    ISBN : 9780449910856
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In 1993, Paul Theroux began an 18-month circuit of the Mediterranean from one of Hercules's Pillars (Gibraltar) to the other (Ceuta).

He recounts his experiences from the many diverse countries that border the shores of the sea, including war-torn Yugoslavia, the troubled Levant, and the recently liberated Albania, delighted by the politeness of the Turks, amazed by the mountainous highlands in Syria, and touched by the gesture of an Albanian waitress who will not let him pay for his modest meal.

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This title is part of the series: EUROPE TRAVEL LIBRARY

Copyright

1995

Publisher

Fawcett

Pages

509

Grade

9 and up

ISBN

9780449910856