How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Athens, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Athens, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Athens are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Athens. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Athenss Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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New Acropolis Museum
A splendid repository for the antiquities of the Acropolis, with space for the Elgin Marbles. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
A Benaki Museum
Benaki Museum Pires Annexe
Multiple changing exhibits, always top-notch. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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The Museum of Cycladic Art
See how modern these delightful ancient sculptures seem. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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The National Archaeological Museum
View masterful treasures, such as this boy jockey from the Hellenistic era. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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The Acropolis
Topped by one of the worlds greatest cultural monuments, the Parthenon, this is the rock on which ancient Athens was founded. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Plka
A maze of narrow streets lined with restaurants and neoclassical mansions. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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The Athens and Epidauros Festival
Especially on a moonlit night, a performance at Herodes Atticus or Epidauros is magical. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Delphi
Make an excursion to the ancient home of the oracle. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Nvplio
This old port town makes an ideal base for exploring the Argolid. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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The Byzantine and Christian Museum
Cutting-edge museumology shows unexpected artefacts to advantage. For more information, .
A Perfect Tour of Athens
Day 1
Acropolis and around
Get to the Acropolis before the crowds, walking up from Acropolis metro station along pedestrianised Dionysou Areopagtou and perhaps taking in the Theatre of Dionysos en route. Descend via Plka, stopping at a low-key local museum such as the Kanellopoulos. Have lunch around Monastirki, perhaps at Kapnikarea (with live music). Time it so that you arrive at the New Acropolis Museum late in the afternoon, with the Parthenon catching the setting sun while you admire the pediments on the top floor. Treat yourself to an upmarket supper at Edodi or Mani-Mani.
Day 2
Kolonki museums
From Evangelisms metro station the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Byzantine and Christian Museum are both just a short walk away, as is the National Gallery all enhanced by temporary exhibitions. After lunch (and perhaps a spot of shopping) in Kolonki, visit the Benaki Museum. Pangrti neighbourhood is a likely destination for dinner.