Cruises of the Athena in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, 1910 (1910) (14595928720)

Identifier: cruisesofathenai00bure (find matches)
Title: Cruises of the Athena in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, 1910
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Bureau of university travel, Boston. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Boston, Bureau of university travel
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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aps the most picturesque ofmediaeval cities. The commerce, which oncerivaled that of Venice, has not wholly dis-appeared. Monday, May 22. Spalato, Salona. In Tuesday, May 23. this picturesque andsheltered retreat the world-weary Diocletianbuilt his huge fortress-like palace, whose vastextent, enclosing temples, halls, living rooms,baths, barracks, offices, etc., as a ruin nowshelters houses and dwellers of humbler mold.Spalato has its cathedral, too, a quaint circularone, and a museum with no mean collection ofthe antiquities of this famous locality. From Spalato we drive to Salona, a few milesdistant, an ancient Roman war harbor and arse-nal most beautifully situated. The voyage is continued as far as possible byday on account of the beauty of the mountain-ous archipelago, which increases in grandeur aswe proceed. Wednesday, May 24. Abbazia. This Aus-trian Newport with its fine grounds and beautifulwalks deserves a brief visit. The few hours de-voted to it will not delay our journey.
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.. The Placid Harbor of Candia Thursday, May 25. Pola. The most Ro-man of all the Adriatic cities. The Roman ruinsinclude a Triumphal Arch, a finely preservedTemple, and above all a magnificent Amphi-theater, excellently preserved and imposingin situation. Friday, May 26. Ravenna, perhaps the mostunique city in Italy. In addition to its mosaics,the most important in the world, the remarkableTomb of Theodoric is of exceptional interest.(See note on page 31.) Saturday, May 27. Venice. A brief stopis made on behalf of those who began the cruiseearlier, and, having already visited Sicily andGreece, finish their cruise with Dalmatia. It isassumed that members of the cruise have visitedor will visit the Queen of the Adriatic at someother time. Sunday, May 28, we are steaming down theItalian coast. Monday, May 29. We again stop brieflyat Brindisi to release or receive members of thecruise. Then on, along the coast. Tuesday, May 30. We are still coastingsouthward, this time along Calabria, ro