The Itinerary of Greece, Containing 100 Routes in Attica, Botia, Phocis, Locris, and Thessaly
by William Gell (9781150626036)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1819 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: II. M. From Kineta to Megara, by the Scironian way, now Kaki Scala, is not three hours(; but the Pacha, or more properly Pasha, often orders that no person shall pass it. Twenty minutes east of Kineta the rocks advance to ' the sea. L. high up is a monastery, on Ge- ranion. Five minutes farther a well and lime kiln, in which have nearly perished the remains of an octagonal edifice or temple, perhaps that of Apollo Latous, of white marble. Nineteen minutes mote brings the traveller to a modern or Venetian wall, and watch tower. In 10 minutes more the road is carried on a shelf of rock, in which are caves. At 15 minutes after, a descent, a modern wall and gate. At 14 beyond, having descended to the only dangerous part' of the road, ascend and find the site of an ancient gate. Near this is a defaced inscription on a block of marble, and may be that which marked the separation of Co- rinthia from Megaris. Hence the road proceeds along the rocks to the plain of Megara, in another hour and half, or less. Corinth to Megara, by the Scironian rocks, 8 hours, 6 minutes. Corinth to Megara by Kinetta and the Great Derveni, 11 hours, 10 minutes. Megara to Corinth, by the upper road, 8 hours, 33 minutes. (See next route.) MEGARA To The GREAT DERVENI. 7 Proceeding toward the West, cross and recross the bed of a torrent, near many stone troughs, used for washing. 8 Quit the torrent, turning 1. 2 Cross a road. 3 Two tumuli r. 6 A torrent 1. at the foot of Mt. Geranion. 10 The foot of Geranion covered with bushes. R. at the distance of about two miles Cythae- ron. 12 Olives; and a cistern cut in the...

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