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

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.

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“…Veryard 13 in his account also refers to the island of Chios, which he names "the island of Mastic" noting also the Turkish name of the island: "Sachez Ada" 14 and explains that it was named after the great quantity of the mastic's 8 Ibid, p. 287 9 Ibid, pp. 284-285.…”

“…He studied medicine in Leyden and Utrecht before embarking on a long period of travel from 1682 to 1696, including in 1686 a voyage to the Levant where he visited the Holy Land, Egypt, Lebanon and Constantinople. 14 Sakiz in Turkish means Mastic and Ada means island, in Greek: "To ΝησίτηςΜαστίχας".…”