Marias (AO 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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Zaranto This city, situated in the arch of the Italian boot, came as a surprise to most. Taranto proved to be a rather large, sterile and cosmopolitan city. For those not content to sit in the square and watch the world go by, a tour to the city of Bari and, on the tour, some local caverns was offered. We got a good look at the southern Italian countryside, visited the church of the original St. Nick, and inspected the curious conical peasant huts, and tried in vain to enter a castle built by Swedish invaders hundreds of years ago. Fleet Landing in 5 more minutes. A Swedish castle in Southern Italy. The ' ' Old Town must have been where the action is. Ynii ;(= (= nnp rnvef. van sep them nil.

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Malta Suda May Entrance to Valletta Harbor. Our shortest ride to a Fleet Landing. Marias stopped only briefly at both of these ports, fiowevi they offered much to the entire crew. Valletta, Malta is a city set along the side of a small bay ne a large Prankish fortress which gave us a feeling that somewhe we had passed through the barrier of time. Once on the beac all doubts were over. Here we found a beautiful and generoi people, always smiling and willing to aid us in our wandering From out of our own old west came Suda Bay, Crete. A strani and silent city, inhabited by a strange and silent people, Sut Bay is much as you would imagine Dodge, Laramie or any the other famous towns of our western heritage. Its people we of Greek ancestry and although quite inhibited, willing to a us in every way. r y v

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Valencia Downtown looked like Barcelona, Another in the string ol fine Spanish ports the Marias visited, Valenica provided us with excellent liberty, along with the blending of much history and contemporary Spanish life. A fine tour of the city enabled a lot of sailors to see, among other things, the Spaniard ' s hioly Grail. We also explored some ancient Roman ruins outside the city. Shopping. The water that used to be in this rivet o r.w.v