Book preview: Another odyssey
A week on the Riviera of Ulysses, Lazio, Italy. Photo story
Panoramica presents the book “Another odyssey: A week on the Riviera of Ulysses, Lazio, Italy. Photo story” by Ivan Kuznetsov and Irina Kudres.
It is an unusual photo story book based on Homer’s famous poem. Unlike many others, its authors do not explore the myth itself or retell it in simple language, but create its alternative or rather, a real version. The setting is the Riviera of Ulysses regional nature park in Lazio, Italy, where, as is commonly believed, the cunning traveler spent a year with the sorceress Circe.
The characters in these stories are not mythical, but real heroes of this legendary territory: a boatman, an archaeologist, a chef, an olive producer, a tourism organizer and two nature guides. Through meeting them you will learn how they live in this place today. To do this you will have to turn off the beaten track along the coast and go out to sea, head inland and climb high mountains. In the winter off-season, the locals are in no hurry: they talk about themselves, answering the authors’ questions in detailed interviews, and show the peculiarities of their lives in a series of more than 130 photographs.
This book will appeal to all fans of Italy and Greece who love to travel the world through meeting people, not just landscapes.
The book will be released in print and digital formats in 2026. Learn more on the book’s page.
Original publication: 26 May 2025
Text: Ivan Kuznetsov
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