Jakob Jonas Bjornstahl

Scandinavian travelers’ impressions of Greece showcased at Nordic Library

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 19:35

For the Swedish orientalist and Greek philologist Jakob Jonas Bjornstahl - the first known Scandinavian traveler to visit Greece, in 1779 - Thessaly and the Vale of Tempe in the winter felt just like home. And in 1878, Finnish architect, writer and artist Jac Ahrenberg was surprised to find that Athens reminded him of cities back in his own country in many ways.