 As dawn breaks over the eastern bow, you will wake to greet the ancient lands that mark the birthplace of western civilization - Greece, Turkey, Italy and the former Soviet countries that border the Black Sea. From the marble pillars of the Greek temples in ancient Athens, where one can still hear the rumbling thunder that marked Zeus' roar; to the enchanting Isle of Mykonos, immortalized by the elusive oral historian and poet, Homer; the mystical and exotic city of Istanbul which bridges two continents; and the splendor and pageantry of the Black Sea. Voyages to the Greek Isles and Black Sea will awaken your spirit of adventure. |