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| [I.] THE PILLARS OF HERCULES, | [1] |
| Portals of the ancient world—Bay of Tangier at sunrise—Tarifa—The Rock of Gibraltar—Wondersof its fortifications—Afternoon promenade in the Alameda Gardens—Ascending the Rock—View from the highest point—TheGreat Siege—Ceuta, the principal Spanish stronghold on the Moorish coast—The rock of many names. |
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| [II.] ALGIERS, | [28] |
| “A Pearl set in Emeralds”—Two distinct towns; one ancient, one modern—The Great Mosque—AMohammedan religious festival—Oriental life in perfection—The road to Mustapha Supérieur—A true Moorish villa described—Womenpraying to a sacred tree—Excessive rainfall. |
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| [III.] MALAGA, | [42] |
| A nearly perfect climate—Continuous existence of thirty centuries—Granada and the world-renowned Alhambra—Systemsof irrigation—Vineyards the chief source of wealth—Esparto grass—The famous Cape de Gatt—The highest peak of the SierraNevada—Last view of Granada. |
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| [IV.] BARCELONA, | [61] |
| The flower market of the Rambla—Streets of the old town—The Cathedral of Barcelona—Description of the Columbusmonument—All Saints’ Day in Spain—Mont Tibidaho—Diverse centers of intellectual activity—Ancient history—Philanthropicand charitable institutions. |
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| [V.] MARSEILLES, | [94] |
| Its Greek founders and early history—Superb view from the sea—The Cannebière—The Prado and Chemin de laCorniche—Château d’If and Monte-Cristo—Influence of the Greeks in Marseilles—Ravages by plague and pestilence—Treasuresof the Palais des Arts—The Chapel of Nôtre Dame de la Garde—The new Marseilles and its future. |
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| [VI.] NICE, | [124] |
| The Queen of the Riviera—The Port of Limpia—Castle Hill—Promenade des Anglais—The Carnival and Battle ofFlowers—Place Masséna, the center of business—Beauty of thesuburbs—The road to Monte Carlo—The quaintly picturesque town of Villefranche—Aspects of Nice and its environs. |
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| [VII.] THE RIVIERA, | [145] |
| In the days of the Doges—Origin of the name—The blue bay of Cannes—Ste. Marguerite and St. Honorat—Historicalassociations—The Rue L’Antibes—The rock of Monaco—“Nôtre Dame de la Roulette”—From Monte Carlo to Mentone—SanRemo—A romantic railway. |
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| [VIII.] GENOA, | [160] |
| Early history—Old fortifications—The rival of Venice—Changes of twenty-five years—From the parapet of theCorso—The lower town—The Genoese palazzi—Monument to Christopher Columbus—The old Dogana—Memorials in the Campo Santo—TheBay of Spezzia—The Isola Palmeria—Harbor scenes. |
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| [IX.] THE TUSCAN COAST, | [192] |
| Shelley’s last months at Lerici—Story of his death—Carrara and its marble quarries—Pisa—Its grand groupof ecclesiastical buildings—The cloisters of the Campo Santo—Napoleon’s life on Elba—Origin of the Etruscans—The ruins ofTarquinii—Civita Vecchia, the old port of Rome—Ostia. |
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| [X.] VENICE, | [220] |
| Its early days—The Grand Canal and its palaces—Piazza of St. Mark—A Venetian funeral—The long line ofislands—Venetian glass—Torcello, the ancient Altinum—Its two unique churches. |
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| [XI.] ALEXANDRIA, | [234] |
| The bleak and barren shores of the Nile Delta—Peculiar shape of the city—Strange and varied picture of Alexandrian streetlife—The Place Mehemet Ali—Glorious panorama from the Cairo citadel—Pompey’s Pillar—The Battle of the Nile—Discoveryof the famous inscribed stone at Rosetta—Port Said and the Suez Canal. |
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| [XII.] MALTA, | [267] |
| “England’s Eye in the Mediterranean”—Vast systems of fortifications—Sentinels and martial music—TheStrada Reale of Valletta—Church of St. John—St. Elmo—The Military Hospital, the “very glory of Malta”—CittaVecchia—Saint Paul and his voyages. |
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| [XIII.] SICILY, | [295] |
| Scylla and Charybdis—Messina, the chief commercial center of Sicily—The magnificent ruins of the Greek Theater atTaormina—Omnipresence of Mt. Etna—Approach to Syracuse—The famous Latomia del Paradiso—Girgenti, the City of Temples—Railwayroute to Palermo—Mosaics—Cathedral and Abbey of Monreale—Monte Pellegrino at the hour of sunset. |
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| [XIV.] NAPLES, | [325] |
| The Bay of Naples—Vesuvius—Characteristic scenes of street life—The al fresco restaurants—Chapel ofSt. Januarius—Virgil’s Tomb—Capri, the Mecca of artists and lovers of the picturesque—The Emperor Tiberius—Description ofthe Blue Grotto—The coast-road from Castellamare to Sorrento—Amalfi—Sorrento, “the village of flowers and the flower ofvillages”—The Temples of Pæstum. |