“ Marseilles , Barcelona , Trieste , Istanbul — each romances the Mediterranean in its own fashion , mostly by embracing the sea in sweeping C-shaped bays that date back to antiquity .”
“ Marseilles , Barcelona , Trieste , Istanbul — each romances the Mediterranean in its own fashion , mostly by embracing the sea in sweeping C-shaped bays that date back to antiquity .”
— Andre Aciman , Italian-American writer