Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul

By: John R. Hale, The Great Courses

Narrated by: John R. Hale

The shimmering turquoise waters and lost worlds of the Aegean await you. Grab your travel hat and join us for a unique cultural journey to the dramatic landscapes of Greece and Turkey - to dazzling ancient cities, majestic empires, and magical treasures of history.

This is a land of gods and heroes. Here great myths came to life and epic battles were fought, and the wondrous remains of ancient civilizations still call to you from across the centuries.

In The Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul, award-winning Professor John R. Hale of the University of Louisville is your guide to the fabulous civilizations of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans, and to the natural wonders and idyllic landscapes that surround them.

These 24 richly enjoyable lectures give you the chance to experience these important sites and cultures through the eyes of an expert archaeologist and scholar, whose knowledge and depth of insight go far beyond any ordinary travel narrative. In each site, you explore the critical history and culture that defined it and the ways in which it influenced our modern world. These lectures offer both a rich resource for travelers preparing to visit these distant lands and a multilevel cultural journey that can be enjoyed just as well from the comfort of home.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Music was a big distraction

Great content and narration, but the unnecessary music and annoying sound effects detracted from the performance.

Wonderful!

I plan to listen to this again before making my upcoming trip to Turkey and Greece. The author provides detailed information about each site I plan to visit (I skipped the ones not on my itinerary) and explains its history and importance to our culture. He tells amazing facts, and some great tales that he warns might not be true but will make great cocktail party conversations.

A fascinating tour!

I loved listening whilst taking my nightly bath. The narrator is a skilled teacher who loves his work. It shows.

Great Tour

The Tour is great is tons of fascinating information. I think this is audio from a video course. It is still good without the video showing tour pictures. The one slightly annoying thing is the frequent sound effects that I guess they used when changing pictures on the video. I listened on my phone and thought I was getting notifications, even when I realized what was going on it was still distracting.

Must listen before travel

My wife and I are planning a trip to Greece and Istanbul next summer. This book is perfect if you are planning to make that journey. So many things that I would’ve missed I will now see because of Dr. Hale’s insights.