Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 41263-h.htm or 41263-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41263/41263-h/41263-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41263/41263-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://archive.org/details/mediterraneanits00bonnrich Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). The original text includes Greek characters that have been replaced with transliterations in this text-file version. 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 Supérieur--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 Cannebière--The Prado and Chemin de la Corniche-- Château 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 Nôtre Dame de la Garde-- The new Marseilles and its future.