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Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor Overview

Following in the Footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor in Greece is a highly original 11-day tour dedicated to the celebrated writer. We begin in central Athens, then travel to the monasteries of Meteora, Missolonghi with its Lord Byron associations and the southern Peloponnese.

Patrick Leigh Fermor, known to his friends, readers and followers as Paddy, is regarded as one of the finest travel writers of his generation. At the age of 18, after a disastrous schooling and undecided what to do next, he walked across the Europe of the 1930s. The journey led him ultimately to Greece, a country he came to love deeply and where he eventually made his home and wrote his honed and scholarly, yet deeply sympathetic, travelogues.

Greece is, of course, very different from the country Paddy experienced more than 60 years ago, but the magnificent mountainous landscapes remain unchanged, and, as we wander through unspoilt villages, we are welcomed with the same exuberant Greek hospitality which Paddy recounts so passionately in his traveller’s tales.

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Reviews of this holiday

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Andrew, 18 Oct 2022
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Very informative read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Elaj, 1 Nov 2021
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The trip enabled us to see unknown places where tourists usually do not venture. I learned a lot about Greece. We also visited ... read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Anna , 30 Oct 2020
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A wonderful mix of historical sites and interesting landscapes read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Cara, 26 Oct 2020
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Run by Kudu Travel, a trip following in the steps of the travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermour. read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Sueman, 21 Oct 2020
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A selection of widely different experiences of Greece based on Patrick Lee Fermor's accounts. Meteora and ancient ... read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by SB, 24 Oct 2019
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Wonderful. Really enjoyed the combination of tough walking and excellent guiding by Ruth, on all matters concerning the ... read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by California Phil, 1 Nov 2018
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Wonderful walking (and eating) in off the beaten path areas of Greece. read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Liz, 6 Nov 2017
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Following in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor, famous travel writer, we visited the places he had visited and written ... read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by World Roamer, 2 Nov 2017
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I traveled with Kudu Travel to Greece, in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor. It was one of my best travel experiences ever... read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Rojoma, 19 Oct 2017
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Excellent introduction to Greece read more

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Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Andrew, 18 Oct 2022
Traveller rating:

Very informative read more

Greece & Patrick Leigh Fermor by Elaj, 1 Nov 2021
Traveller rating:

The trip enabled us to see unknown places where tourists usually do not venture. I learned a lot about Greece. We also visited ... read more