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THE MEDITERRANEAN

[Illustration]


THE MEDITERRANEAN

Its Storied Cities and Venerable Ruins

by

T. G. BONNEY, E. A. R. BALL, H. D. TRAILL, GRANT ALLEN,
ARTHUR GRIFFITHS AND ROBERT BROWN

Illustrated with Photogravures






New York
James Pott & Company
1907




CONTENTS


                                                                      PAGE

  I. THE PILLARS OF HERCULES,                                            1

    Portals of the ancient world--Bay of Tangier at sunrise--
    Tarifa--The Rock of Gibraltar--Wonders of its
    fortifications--Afternoon promenade in the Alameda Gardens--
    Ascending the Rock--View from the highest point--The Great
    Siege--Ceuta, the principal Spanish stronghold on the
    Moorish coast--The rock of many names.


  II. ALGIERS,                                                          28

    "A Pearl set in Emeralds"--Two distinct towns; one ancient,
    one modern--The Great Mosque--A Mohammedan religious
    festival--Oriental life in perfection--The road to Mustapha
    Superieur--A true Moorish villa described--Women praying to
    a sacred tree--Excessive rainfall.


  III. MALAGA,                                                          42

    A nearly perfect climate--Continuous existence of thirty
    centuries--Granada and the world-renowned Alhambra--Systems
    of irrigation--Vineyards the chief source of wealth--Esparto
    grass--The famous Cape de Gatt--The highest peak of the
    Sierra Nevada--Last view of Granada.


  IV. BARCELONA,                                                        61

    The flower market of the Rambla--Streets of the old town--
    The Cathedral of Barcelona--Description of the Columbus
    monument--All Saints' Day in Spain--Mont Tibidaho--Diverse
    centers of intellectual activity--Ancient history--
    Philanthropic and charitable institutions.


  V. MARSEILLES,                                                        94

    Its Greek founders and early history--Superb view from the
    sea--The Cannebiere--The Prado and Chemin de la Corniche--
    Chateau d'If and Monte-Cristo--Influence of the Greeks in
    Marseilles--Ravages by plague and pestilence--Treasures of
    the Palais des Arts--The Chapel of Notre Dame de la Garde--
    The new Marseilles and its future.


  VI. NICE,                                                            124

    The Queen of the Riviera--The Port of Limpia--Castle Hill--
    Promenade des Anglais--The Carnival and Battle of Flowers--
    Place Massena, the center of business--Beauty of the
    suburbs--The road to Monte Carlo--The quaintly picturesque
    town of Villefranche--Aspects of Nice and its environs.


  VII. THE RIVIERA,                                                    145

    In the days of the Doges--Origin of the name--The blue bay
    of Cannes--Ste. Marguerite and St. Honorat--Historical
    associations--The Rue L'Antibes--The rock of Monaco--"Notre
    Dame de la Roulette"--From Monte Carlo to Mentone--San
    Remo--A romantic railway.


  VIII. GENOA,                                                         160

    Early history--Old fortifications--The rival of Venice--
    Changes of twenty-five years--From the parapet of the
    Corso--The lower town--The Genoese palazzi--Monument to
    Christopher Columbus--The old Dogana--Memorials in the
    Campo Santo--The Bay of Spezzia--The Isola Palmeria--Harbor
    scenes.


  IX.