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Nearly two-thirds of the New Testament–including all of the letters of Paul, most of the book of Acts, and the book of Revelation–is set outside of Israel, in either Turkey or Greece. Although biblically-oriented tours of the areas that were once ancient Greece and Asia Minor have become increasingly popular, up until now there has been no definitive guidebook for these important sites. In A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey, two well-known, well-traveled biblical scholars offer a fascinating historical and archaeological guide to these sites. The authors reveal countless new insights into the biblical text while reliably guiding the traveler through every significant location mentioned in the Bible. The book completely traces the journeys of the Apostle Paul across Turkey (ancient Asia Minor), Greece, Cyprus, and all the islands of the Mediterranean. A description of the location and history of each site is given, followed by an intriguing discussion of its biblical significance. Clearly written and in non-technical language, the work links the latest in biblical research with recent archaeological findings. A visit to the site is described, complete with easy-to-follow walking directions, indicating the major items of archaeological interest. Detailed site maps, historical charts, and maps of the regions are integrated into the text, and a glossary of terms is provided. Easy to use and abundantly illustrated, this unique guide will help visitors to Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to appreciate the rich history, significance, and great wonder of the ancient world of the Bible.

About the Author

Clyde E. Fant is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Stetson University and author of The Misunderstood Jesus: 10 Lost Keys to Life. Mitchell G. Reddish is O. Lafayette Walker Professor of Christian Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Stetson University, and author of Revelation. They are also joint authors (with Donald Musser) of An Introduction to the Bible. They have conducted numerous travel study trips to the Mediterranean region.

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Travelers can count on Rick Steves to tell them what they really need to know when traveling in Greece. Savvy advice guides visitors to popular sights such as the Acropolis, Ancient Agora, and the National Archaeological Museum. Experience the culture like a local — enjoy an evening meal of souvlaki at a breezy café in Plaka and learn how to navigate Athens on the Metro. With up-to-date advice on which sights are worth your time and money and suggestions on good-value hotels and restaurants, Rick Steves helps travelers get the most out of every day and every dollar.

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You’ll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer’s. It’s like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go— they’ve done the legwork for you, and they’re not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer’s Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You’d be lost without us!

This guide is specifically geared to travelers who want to go to Greece for beaches, beautiful weather, and island-hopping. Its centerpiece is a feature no other guide offers: a full chapter on cruises, written by one of the cruise industry’s leading specialists and featuring candid reviews of each line and tips on how to get the best deals.

We’ll start you off with a quick overview of Athens, your gateway, before setting off to explore the most beautiful and appealing of Greece’s many islands. If you’re exploring on your own, you’ll rely on us for dozens of detailed island and town maps, complete details on ferries and flights, and a wealth of information on accommodations, sightseeing, dining, and nightlife. This is the only guide you need to discover the best of the legendary Greek Isles!

From the Back Cover

Frommer’s. The best trips start here.

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.

• Frank advice on choosing the best islands for your needs.

• Outspoken opinions on what’s worth your time and what’s not.

• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.

• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

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Sandy beaches baked by a brilliant sun, mysterious alleyways winding onto hidden squares, whitewashed homes draped with bougainvillea, and majestic archaeological ruins—all surrounded by that impossibly deep-blue water. It’s easy to see why so many travelers are enchanted by the Greek islands. This brand-new book gives a thorough overview of the best islands Greece has to offer, as well as full coverage of Athens and the major mainland ports. Whether you are going by cruise liner or hydrofoil, to party or to get away from it all, Fodor’s Greek Islands 1st Edition is the new, indispensable guide for living your dream.

·“Experience the Greek Islands” chapter highlights the top attractions, the best beaches, practical itineraries, and tips for planning your trip

·At-a-Glance island finder helps travelers decide between the far-flung Dodecanese or the storybook Cyclades

·Reviews of every major cruise line and itinerary sailing the Greek islands

·Photo-rich, browsable design with in-depth, magazine-style features on Greek culture, food, and history

·Unique topographic, interactive maps of each island group

·Names of major cities, towns, and ports of call appear in English and in Greek

·Eight-page color insert

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“For independent travelers on a budget, with an emphasis on whatever’s hip, fun, or free.”—Associated Press

Packed with travel information, including listings, deals, and insider tips: CANDID ENTRIES of hundreds of places to eat, drink, and dance like a local. RELIABLE MAPS to get you around big cities and small islands alike. TIPS on getting around Greece, from ferries to mopeds. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, such as protecting endangered birds. More OUTDOORS coverage, from rafting around Karpenisi to hiking the Samaria Gorge. DIRECTIONS to untainted beach coves and hidden waterfalls, hillside monasteries and mountain fortresses. Details on the hottest island NIGHTLIFE.

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The Washington Post says, “The map guide lets you be inconspicuous: it’s as small and light as a novella, and its flip-out maps could pass as a flyer to a cool club.”

“Make sure you never lose your way in a strange city. Each of the Knopf MapGuides captures its city’s pith in a package as small as a passport wallet…”– Real Simple

“Knopf MapGuides are handy, practical and perfect for those of us who are slightly impaired when it comes to map-reading. You don’t have to search a huge crackling sheet with a microscopic index for one of 10,000 dots on the map…The extraordinary quality of the books’ beautiful hues and heavy paper also give these $8.95 guides an evocative quality that stands apart from the glossy, garish look of most travel books.” – Marin Independent Journal

“A good, handy portable item for a quick trip” – San Francisco Chronicle

“We love Knopf’s smart new map guides.” – Travel & Leisure

This opening fold-out contains a general map of Paris to help you visualize the 8 large districts discussed in this guide, and 4 pages of valuable information, handy tips and useful addresses.

Discover Paris through 8 districts and 6 maps

For each district there is a double-page of addresses (restaurants — listed in ascending order of price — cafés, bars, music venues and stores) followed by a fold-out map for the relevant area with the essential places to see (indicated on the map by a star *). These places are by no means all that Paris has to offer but to us they are unmissable. The grid-referencing system (A B2) makes it easy for you to pinpoint addresses quickly on the map.

Transportation and hotels in Paris
The last fold-out consists of a transportation map and 4 pages of practical information that include a selection of hotels.
A thematic index lists all the sites and addresses featured in this guide.

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This is the only DVD that includes all 7 half-hour Rick Steves’ Europe TV shows on Greece and Turkey, produced from 2000 to 2009: Athens and Side Trips; Greece’s Peloponnese; Greek Islands; Istanbul; West Turkey; Central Turkey; Eastern Turkey. Running time: 3½ hours.

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These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozens of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip.

• Full-color package at an affordable price
• Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions
• Foldout front covers with maps and quick-reference information
• Tear-resistant map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet
• Handy pocket-sized trim

Features: Athens with Kids, Exploring the Acropolis, Architectural Athens, Side Trips to Delphi and Sounion, and more

Athens Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers who want to know the best places to visit and the best way to see the city. This attractively priced, four-color guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Athens in a short time–with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighborhood tours, plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitor info, Athens Day by Day is the only guide that helps travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip. Inside this book you’ll find:

• Full color throughout with hundreds of photos and dozens of maps
• Sample one- to three-day itineraries that include Athens with Kids, Exploring the Acropolis, Architectural Athens, side trips to Delphi and Sounion, and more
• Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions clue readers in on great finds and values
• Tear-resistant foldout map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet
• Foldout front cover, with at-a-glance maps and quick-reference info

From the Back Cover

22 Self-guided Tours. 38 Maps. One Great Trip.

At last, a travel guide that tells you how to see the best of everything—in the smartest, most time-efficient way.

• The best of Athens in one, two, or three days

• Thematic tours for every interest, schedule, and taste

• Walking tours of the city’s best-loved neighborhoods

• Hundreds of evocative color photos

• Bulleted maps that show you how to get from place to place

• Hotels, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife for all budgets

• A tear-resistant foldout map—enclosed in a handy plastic wallet you can also use for tickets and souvenirs

Frommer’s. The best trips start here.

Visit us online at Frommers.com

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Paul Theroux has developed one of travel writing’s most identifiable styles: always the foreigner, always a bit apart, slightly irascible, but perfectly observant. At last he has ventured to one of the most traveled places on earth, and returned with his most exhilarating, revealing, and eloquent travel book. In this modern version of the Grand Tour, Theroux sets off from Gibraltar, one of the fabled Pillars of Hercules, on a glorious journey around the shores of the Mediterranean.
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly
The difference between a tourist and a traveler, says Theroux, is that the tourist knows where he’s going. Theroux (The Great Railway Bazaar), a traveler, as half a dozen of his popular books have attested, had no design for this adventure, no advance ticketing nor any commitment to stay or go anywhere. His only aim was to explore the Mediterranean coast without resort to airplanes. As a result, he found himself in unfamiliar villages on untraveled roads, acquired unexpected companions and slept in an assortment of inns, from fleabags to Hilton hotels, in Gibraltar Spain, the Riviera, Croatia, Sardinia, Greece, Albania, Morocco, the Levant and Israel. His pictures, like those of a wanderer with a sharp eye and an informed intelligence, though a large measure of condescension as well, are fresh even when he lands in well-reported places. Although most of his informants are casually met, now and then he interviews the famous, among them Paul Bowles in Morocco, Naguib Mahfouz in Egypt. This is a Mediterranean coast few know, as exotic and tumultuous now as throughout history.
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Michelin folded, country road map of Greece that shows road network, distances in km, airports, rail and ferry lines, political boundaries, sport and recreation facilities, parks, tourist and historic sights. Includes distance/driving time chart, road safety information, Greek alphabet translation, and placename index. Use with corresponding Michelin Green and Red guides for sightseeing, history and accomodation information.

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