Following a tour of Athens' historic sites, Rudy takes a pilgrimage to the famed Oracle of Delphi, and visits a beautiful medieval monastery. On the Peloponnesian Peninsula, scope out Nafplion's charming port, and visit the epic ruins of King Agamemnon in the ancient capital of Mycenae.
Greek Islands Program Two
Go island hopping on the magnificent Aegean, a sea of sparkling beauty filled with sun-drenched islands. In Santorini, Rudy discovers a city frozen in time by a volcano's eruption 3,600 years ago. Catch some R&R on trendy Mykonos, and then head to sacred Delos, an uninhabited island covered with ancient ruins.
Out of Rome Program Three
Explore the environs of Rome by way of the Appian Way. First, Rudy experiences the majesty of Emperor Hadrian's villa and lakes of the Alban Hills. Next, Rudy heads south to the ancient seaport of Ostia. Along the way, sample olive oil, stop at a medieval hilltop town, and enjoy a retreat fit for an emperor at a five-star villa.
Classical Europe Program Four
Ancient Greek and Roman remnants are more than cold stone. They hold centuries of stories. Revisit favorite and magical classical sites around the Mediterranean, including Athens, Delphi, Delos, Paestum, Syracuse, Pompeii, Rome, and Provence.
Rudy Maxa is the host of an award-winning public television series and public radio s original Savvy Traveler. Rudy's authoritative tips, trips and secret places capture the vitality and character of the world s most popular destinations and go beyond the guidebooks to discover hidden treasures and off-the-beaten-path surprises.
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Nice Destinatioin Spoiled by Poor Camera Work - A. Petrov - Syracuse New York
Travel films on Blu-ray are so hard to find that one is tempted to buy them all. Rudy Maxa does a nice job, but it it too bad that his photographer has marched through Europe without learning to properly set the aperture on their HD camera. After a week, with my own HD videocamera I can get more predictable results. One burned out, overexposed scene after another. They have also used an incredible amount of footage from the first two segments to produce the third and forth segments which appear to be mainly filler. Too bad blu-ray is waisted this way.
The other defect is hard to understand how they could have let slip out the door. If you start this disc (I have a Sony with the latest firmware), the menu never comes up by itself. I am sure they will get a lot of returns because if you don't hit the menu button on your remote, it will keep playing the introduction and nothing more.
Overall, a beautiful destination, but spoiled by sloppy camera work, editing and bad disc authoring.
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