Roumeli

Description

In Roumeli, the companion volume to Mani, Patrick Leigh Fermor explores Northern Greece. He travels among Sarakatsan shepherds, the monasteries of Meteora and the villages of Krakora, among itinerant pedlars and beggars, and even tracks down at Missolonghi a pair of Byron's slippers. The vivid descriptions of the people, traditions and landscapes are imbued with an intimate understanding of Greece and Greek history.

Reviews

[Mani and Roumeli are] two of the 20th Century's most celebrated travel books -- Independent on Sunday 20030622 "He is in the first flight of writers on Greece." -- The Times 20030622 "A masterpiece softened by warm, human understanding." -- Sunday Telegraph 20030622 "[U]nlike the celebrated travellers of the past he has become part of the country he describes." -- Sunday Times 20030622 'Leigh Fermor is a writer's writer, a man whose prose is frequently and justifiably likened to poetry. He writes like an angel in other words -- and angels don't date' -- Justin Marozzi, Financial Times 20030622 'A Book For! The Greek islands' -- Justin Marozzi, Financial Times 20030622

Author description

Patrick Leigh Fermor now lives in Greece with his wife in a house he designed and built.