The Legendary Black Sea

Noah’s flood in the Bible, the fish-woman Gorgona, the quest of Jason and the Argonauts – tales of myth, legend and folklore add intrigue to this voyage around one of Eurasia’s great bodies of water. Historically a cauldron of clashing religions, linguistic groups and cultures, Greeks, Turks and Russians, along with Tsars and dictators, have all left remarkable legacies commemorating an illustrious past.