NIGEL MCGILCHRIST

?A work of astonishing scope, quality and insight. These twenty guidebooks cover the islands of the Aegean in greater detail than any previously written. Over a five-year period the classical scholar and art historian Nigel McGilchrist visited every corner of each island, exploring by all available means every place of historical and cultural interest. Enhanced by detailed site plans and maps specially drawn by Nick Hill Design, this unique series of books will be a must-have possession for everyone who loves these wonderful islands.

This is a chapter from Blue Guide Greece the Aegean Islands: what to see, where to stay and eat, history, archaeology, art, culture, leisure. With superb, award-winning maps. Written and edited by a team of three experts: historian, art historian and archaeologist, two of whom lead cultural tours in Greece. "Blue Guides still hold the cultural high ground" Sunday Times.