Knidos – A Guide to the Ruins

Knidos. A Guide to the Ruins

Author: Christine Bruns-Özgan

The city area of Knidos is a still relatively unexplored site on the west coast of Turkey. Its charm lies not only in the landscape with its volcanic rocks and in places untouched vegetation, or in the mild climate with breezes that blow coolly even in high summer. Because of its special location at the very tip of a long peninsula, it can only be reached with considerable effort via the modern road – most visitors therefore prefer to come by sea. But those who make the journey drive alternately through pine forests, red-and-black rocks of solidified lava and extensive almond and olive plantations, which form the livelihood of the region. After the last stretch, which already leads through the city's necropolis, a unique view opens up over the terraces and harbours of Knidos. It is thanks to this remote, island-like location away from the usual tourist routes that large parts of the ruins and their surroundings still appear relatively natural, despite increased excavation activity in recent years.

This little book is intended to help visitors find their way around this truly important site more easily. For this reason, an attempt has been made to present the monuments already excavated in a clear way both for laypeople and for specialists. The order of the buildings described follows the suggested tour; areas that are harder to reach and require more time, such as the great theatre, the sanctuary of the Muses and the necropolis, are therefore only briefly mentioned.

For the new edition of this guide, revisions have been made and the results of the most recent excavation campaigns have been incorporated

Item features:

A compact, clearly structured guide to the ancient city of Knidos on the west coast of Turkey. Christine Bruns‑Özgan describes the impressive landscape, the remote location and the most important excavated monuments along a practical tour route. The updated new edition also incorporates the latest excavation results and offers both laypeople and specialists easy-to-understand orientation in this natural ruin site. Ideal for anyone who wants to discover Knidos consciously and off the usual routes.

• Item condition: New, unread, unused book in flawless condition with no missing or damaged pages.
• Year of publication: 2002
• Subject area: Prehistory and archaeology , travel guides & travelogues
• Topic: Non-fiction, study
• Country and region of manufacture: Istanbul, Turkey
• Format: Softcover
• Format: 21 x cm
• Pages: 115
• Weight: 205 g
• Publisher: Self-published by the author
• Language: German
• ISBN-ISSN: 9789759798109
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