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Islands
that invite us along with the gods to take an imaginary voyage “through
the waters of the Aegean”, to places in close contact with the dream,
legend, poetry, and brine that adorn the olive trees of Mytilini, the
vines of Samos and the mastic trees of Chios. Here Europe is just a
stone’s throw from Asia and history is interwoven with legend. It was
here that Icarus fell into the sea during man's first attempt to conquer
the sky. Here you find the natural surroundings that call forth poetry,
not in the sense of versification but of true creation. Here you see
beautiful Neoclassical houses next to crystalline water, here folk art
has done wonders with wood, clay and colour, reaching its peak in the
paintings of Theophilos. |