Die Zeit der Gaben. Zu Fuss nach Konstantinopel

On foot to the sea, the pen in your luggage One of the most amazing journeys of our time! On a rainy day in December, 18-year-old Patrick Leigh Fermor sets off on foot across Europe to Constantinople. In the year when Hitler comes to power, the versatile young man wanders through meadows and forests, snowy cities and the salons of good society. He makes the acquaintance of craftsmen, workers and directors, he spends the night in poor hospices, barns and fairy-tale castles. With an alert mind he not only perceives the beauty of the landscapes, but also foresees the approach of the storm. In his poetic and precise language Patrick Leigh Fermor tells of people and encounters, landscapes and places in pre-war Europe. He brings back before our inner eye the old Europe which ends a few years later.