The work

By leafing through this work one realizes what a rich heritage we in the archipelago have been blessed with — above all its incomparable natural beauty and the unique combination of political events, economic enterprises, immigration and emgration, world wars, Mediterranean empires, Benedectine monasteries, and the personal and everyday stories of both heroes and common people. We trust that this book will encourage those who have never been here to discover our islands, and stimulate those who have already been here to return. .