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Home to ancient temples, world-class museums and an exhilarating cultural scene, Greeces dynamic and vibrant capital brings together the best of ancient and contemporary Greece.
Make the most of your trip to this exhilarating city with DK Eyewitness Top 10 Athens. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Athens has to offer and ensuring that you dont miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Athens is your ticket to the trip of a lifetime.
Inside DK Eyewitness Top 10 Athens you will find:
- Detailed Top 10 lists of Athens must-sees including the Acropolis, the National Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art and the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
- Easy-to-follow itineraries including ideas for day trips, weekends and a weeks worth of plans to make the most out of each and every day
- Expert advice: honest recommendations on Athens most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, eating out and sightseeing, with top tips on getting ready, getting around and staying safe
- Themed lists including the best city strolls, nearby islands, museums, local dishes and much more
- Covers: Athens Highlights, Acropolis, The Agora, National Archaeological Museum, Museum of Cycladic Art, Roman Forum and Tower of the Winds, Benaki Museum, Kerameikos, Byzantine and Christian Museum, Philopappos Hill, - - Temple of Olympian Zeus, Moments in History, Moments in the History of Theatre and Music Archaeological Sites, Churches, Museums, Philosophers and Writers, Athenian Legends, Greek Inventions Artistic Styles, City Strolls, Off the Beaten Track, Greek Dishes, Restaurants, Places to Shop, Athens for Free, Festivals and Events,Plaka, Makrygianni and Koukaki, Monastiraki, Psyrri, Gazi and Thisio, Omonia and Exrhia, Syndagma and Kolonaki, Piraeus, North to Delphi, Into the Peloponnese, Around the Attica Coast
- Detailed maps including a laminated pull-out map of Athens, plus eight full-color area maps
Looking for more on Greeces culture, history and attractions? Dont forget to check out DK Eyewitness Greece: Athens and the Mainland. Island hopping? Try our DK Eyewitness Greek Islands.
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Ancient temples. World-class museums. Mediterranean sunshine and deep-blue skies. Sandy beaches and mouthwatering cuisine. Athens brings together the best of ancient and contemporary Greece. It is dynamic, intriguing and exhilarating, and with DK Eyewitness Top 10 Athens, its yours to explore.
We each have our own image of the magnificent Parthenon upon the Acropolis: an ancient temple in a modern European capital. But its not until you arrive in Athens that you realize how seamlessly the Ancient Greek monuments and ruins are integrated into Athens contemporary urban life. Marble columns and beautifully carved pediments lie scattered in an Arcadian meadow next to a busy metro station this is the Agora, at Thisio. The National Archaeological Museum, a proud Neo-Classical building, is filled with hoards of invaluable centuries-old treasures next to a street where walls are spray-painted with political slogans, on the edge of Exrhia. But Athens relishes these parallel worlds, and nothing is forbidden.
The city sprawls in a wide valley, protected by rugged mountains, and opening to the south onto the glistening Aegean Sea. From the dense conglomeration of concrete apartment blocks rise two peaks: the aforementioned Acropolis and Lykavittos Hill, a rocky mound capped by a tiny church, which is enchantingly floodlit at night. And it is after dark that the city celebrates its passions for eating, drinking and enjoying life.
Whether you are visiting for a weekend or a week, our Top 10 guide brings together the best of everything the city has to offer from the historical Philopappos Hill to the stately Temple of Olympian Zeus. The guide has useful tips throughout, from seeking out whats free to avoiding the crowds, plus nine easy-to-follow itineraries, designed to tie together a clutch of sights in a short space of time. Add inspiring photography and detailed maps, and youve got the essential pocket-sized travel companion. Enjoy the book, and enjoy Athens.
Athens offers a vast range of things to do and see, both ancient and modern. Here are some ideas of how to make the most of your time. The city centre is relatively compact, so you should be able to do most of your sightseeing on foot, without resorting to public transport.
Begin with Athens centrepiece, the , then lunch at the museum caf.
Follow the .
Dine on contemporary in the hip Gazi neighbourhood.
Look in the colourful (closed MonTue). Lunch in Kolonaki.
Walk, or take the cable car, up .
After an aperitif at the bar-gallery, have dinner in Plaka, below the floodlit Acropolis.
Begin with the .
Proceed to the .
See the , then proceed to Kolonaki.
Visit the for an ouzo or meze.
Visit the .
Catch the tram to .
Visit the to Kolonaki.
Visit the for views over the city.
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The temples on the Sacred Rock of Athens are considered among the most important monuments in the Western world, for they have exerted considerable influence on our monumental architecture since. The great marble masterpieces were constructed during the late 5th-century BC reign of Perikles, the Golden Age of Athens. Most were temples built to honour Athena, the citys patron goddess. Still breathtaking for their proportion and scale, both human and majestic, the temples were adorned with magnificent, dramatic sculptures of the gods.
Acropolis Site Plan
210 923 8747 www.odysseus.culture.gr Open summer: 8am8pm daily (to 5pm in winter); shoulder season hours vary Adm 20; students half price. A special 30 ticket allows entry to Kerameikos, Theatre of Dionysos, Agora, Roman Forum, Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Lyckeios and Hadrians Library (valid for 5 days)
Acropolis Museum: Dionysiou Areopagitou 15; 210 900 0900; open AprOct: 8am8pm TueThu, Sat & Sun (to 4pm Mon & 10pm Fri); adm 10; NovMar: 9am5pm MonThu (to 10pm Fri & 8pm Sat & Sun); adm 5; www.theacropolismuseum.gr
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- Visit Acropolis first thing in the morning or at sunset to avoid the midday heat and multitudinous tour groups that arrive in droves late morning.
As the focal point of the city, the rock is an ideal place for refuge, religion and royalty. The Acropolis Rock has been used continuously for these purposes since Neolithic times.
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