Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Greece Today
The Greeks are hurting and in a state of collective shock - their economic
crisis has followed a period of unprecedented growth and prosperity,
rampant consumerism and optimism. Greece's complex political and eco-
nomic restructure is taking its toll on virtually every aspect of society. Few
have been unaffected by savage wage and pension cuts, new taxes, record
joblessness and thousands of shops and businesses closing.
Best in Print
TThe O
e Oddyssey(Homer; 8th century BC) Plagued by Poseidon, Odysseus struggles
to return home to Ithaca.
Zorrba th
e Grreeek(Nikos Kazantzakis; 1946) A spiritual bible to many; one man's
unquenchable lust for life.
TThe Ma
a the G
e Maguus(John Fowles; 1966) Creepy mind games set on fictional island
Phraxos.
Fallin
e Crrettans(Rory MacLean; 2004) A travel
writer fulfills his ambition to build his own plane in the land of Icarus.
alling F
g For Ic
r Icarruus: A J
: A Jouurney a
y among th
g the C
Best on Film
300
300(2007) Testosterone-fuelled retelling of the Spartans' epic stand against the
might of the Persian army in the Battle of Thermopylae, 480 BC.
MMamma Mia
a Mia(2008) The island of Skopelos shines to the soundtrack of Abba.
Guuns o
f Navarrone(1961) Allied soldiers enter Nazi-occupied Greece in this com-
pelling boy's-own thriller.
SShirle
s of Na
alenttiine(1989) Classic Greek island romance on Mykonos.
Capttain C
irley V
y Vale
dolin(2001) Lavish retelling of Louis de Bernières' novel,
awash with romance in occupied Greece.
in Correlli'
elli's Ma
s Mandolin
Austerity Measures
Between 2011 and 2013, Greeks took to the streets of Athens to protest the proposed cuts
in wages, pensions and jobs outlined by the government in an attempt to satisfy its EU and
IMF creditors and secure the country's 130bn euro rescue package.
