Travelling in Macedonia in the Eve of the Greek Revolution European Travellers in Imathia

Emmanouel Xynadas

doi:10.47191/ijcsrr/v5-i2-35

Abstract

The present paper refers to the phenomenon of “Travelling” in Macedonia during the pre-revolutionary years of the Greek War of Independence. The study focuses on the area of Imathia revealing- through the travel literature- important information in reference to the towns of Naoussa and Veroia shortly before the outbreak of the revolutionary movement in the area in the spring of 1822.

Highlights

The term "travelling" refers to a person's tours to a foreign place for the purpose of either leisure or the study of the people's way of life, customs and traditions, the history of the place, the study of the folk culture, religious ceremonies, politics, as well as demography, topography, the study of ancient sites and monuments etc.WESTERN TRAVELLERS IN OTTOMAN GREECE The first visits of western European travellers to Greece can be traced in the 15th and 16th century
The growing enthusiasm for Greece emerged as part of the "Grand Tour", a tour round Europe taken by young aristocrats for further educational purposes after completing their studies and before settling down to a more serious business
Macedonia was visited by various foreign (European) travellers, who toured around the cities and villages as well as the Macedonian countryside

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Introduction

The term "travelling" refers to a person's tours to a foreign place for the purpose of either leisure or the study of the people's way of life, customs and traditions, the history of the place, the study of the folk culture, religious ceremonies, politics, as well as demography, topography, the study of ancient sites and monuments etc.WESTERN TRAVELLERS IN OTTOMAN GREECE The first visits of western European travellers to Greece can be traced in the 15th and 16th century. As far as the "travel literature" in relation to Greece, the accounts include descriptions of the natural and historical site, the antiquities, the settlements and the landscape and in later years the economy, social and religious aspects of an "ancient country" that survived through centuries and eventually claimed its independence.

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