www.ForumViaggiare.com

Links Sponsorizzati


Torna indietro   www.ForumViaggiare.com > International Forums - In english > Travelling in Europe

Tags:

Rispondi
 
Strumenti discussione Cerca in questa discussione Modalità visualizzazione
  #21  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 11.17.19
Martin
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?

On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:25:08 -0500, Dan Stephenson
<stephedanospam@mac.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Hello, I intend to revisit Greece again and again. The last time I
>visited I bought a thick spiral-bound tourist and motoring atlas at a
>gas station, and it had a good many ancient archeological sights on it.
>
>However, I noticed all the time, in the course of driving through the
>countryside, signs to many sites that were not cited in the atlas. I
>picked up a book on the ancient sites of the Peloponnese while I was
>there and it helped but I'm looking for something comprehensive.
>Something like Ordinance Survey maps in the UK that list ever little
>stone circle and burial mound.
>
>My plan is to read Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_ that I just
>ordered on-line, and see about visiting some of the more obscure
>places, as if I were walking in his footsteps. My next specific trip
>to Greece will focus on time at Monemvasia, again, but I want some side
>trips. I read an on-line snippet from Pausanias, where he describes
>the site just north of Monemvasia, Epidaurus Limera. I remember seeing
>this place from the road but was foot-sore at the time and did not
>visit it. I read in the on-line text of Pausanias, how if you
>travelled north from there by a certain distance you come across the
>site of Limenas, and how it has a nice harbor and a temple, etc etc.
>And I did indeed on Day 68 of my big trip, visit the little village
>with the nice harbor, but at the time could not find access to the
>ancient site past some people's property. And yet, Pausanius further
>describes additional sites even farther north, relating cool
>mythological facts about those sites -- and I cannot find them in my
>motoring atlas! Nor in Google Maps. Finding THOSE kinds of obscure
>places is what I'm after.
>
>Does anyone know an ultimate mapping sources for Greece, something that
>will have all these places?
>
>I really feel I connect with history when I visit the ancient places. Thanks,[/color]

The Blue Guide to Greece is very useful for locating obscure ancient
sites.

Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
secrets?
--

Martin

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
Links Sponsorizzati
Advertisement
  #22  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 11.17.19
Martin
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?

On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:25:08 -0500, Dan Stephenson
<stephedanospam@mac.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Hello, I intend to revisit Greece again and again. The last time I
>visited I bought a thick spiral-bound tourist and motoring atlas at a
>gas station, and it had a good many ancient archeological sights on it.
>
>However, I noticed all the time, in the course of driving through the
>countryside, signs to many sites that were not cited in the atlas. I
>picked up a book on the ancient sites of the Peloponnese while I was
>there and it helped but I'm looking for something comprehensive.
>Something like Ordinance Survey maps in the UK that list ever little
>stone circle and burial mound.
>
>My plan is to read Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_ that I just
>ordered on-line, and see about visiting some of the more obscure
>places, as if I were walking in his footsteps. My next specific trip
>to Greece will focus on time at Monemvasia, again, but I want some side
>trips. I read an on-line snippet from Pausanias, where he describes
>the site just north of Monemvasia, Epidaurus Limera. I remember seeing
>this place from the road but was foot-sore at the time and did not
>visit it. I read in the on-line text of Pausanias, how if you
>travelled north from there by a certain distance you come across the
>site of Limenas, and how it has a nice harbor and a temple, etc etc.
>And I did indeed on Day 68 of my big trip, visit the little village
>with the nice harbor, but at the time could not find access to the
>ancient site past some people's property. And yet, Pausanius further
>describes additional sites even farther north, relating cool
>mythological facts about those sites -- and I cannot find them in my
>motoring atlas! Nor in Google Maps. Finding THOSE kinds of obscure
>places is what I'm after.
>
>Does anyone know an ultimate mapping sources for Greece, something that
>will have all these places?
>
>I really feel I connect with history when I visit the ancient places. Thanks,[/color]

The Blue Guide to Greece is very useful for locating obscure ancient
sites.

Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
secrets?
--

Martin

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #23  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #24  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #25  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
Links Sponsorizzati
Advertisement
  #26  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #27  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #28  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #29  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #30  
Vecchio 03-06-2011, 13.46.20
JohnT
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Recommendations for detailed map of Greece?


"Martin" <me@address.invalid> wrote in message
news:716hu698pboc70upcgh53tasto7qs5t3e3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> Are real Ordnance Survey quality maps still considered as official
> secrets?[/color]

If I told you the answer to that I would have to kill you afterwards.

--
JohnT

Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
Rispondi


Strumenti discussione Cerca in questa discussione
Cerca in questa discussione:

Ricerca avanzata
Modalità visualizzazione

Regole di scrittura
Tu non puoi inserire nuovi messaggi
Tu non puoi rispondere ai messaggi
Tu non puoi inviare files
Tu non puoi modificare i tuoi messaggi

Il codice vB è Disattivato
Le faccine sono Attivato
Il codice [IMG] è Disattivato
Il codice HTML è Disattivato
Vai al forum


Tutti gli orari sono GMT +2. Adesso sono le 20.35.43.


www.ForumViaggiare.com
Ad Management by RedTyger