Plan Your Trip Welcome to ...... 4 Top Sights ...... 6 Eating ...... 10 Drinking & Nightlife ...... 12 Shopping ...... 14 Arts & Entertainment...... 16 Museums & History ...... 18 Activities & Events...... 20 For Free ...... 21 LGBTIQ+ ...... 22 For Kids ...... 23 Four Perfect Days ...... 24 Need to Know ...... 26 Athens Neighbourhoods ...... 28

Temple of Olympian Zeus (p116) PEL_1971/GETTY IMAGES ©

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Acropolis An icon of Western civilisation. p34 Plan Your Trip S.BORISOV/SHUTTERSTOCK © Top Sights Top

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AK3/HTESOK©GOGO SCLSSUTRTC SAIKO3P/SHUTTERSTOCK © GEORGIOS TSICHLIS/SHUTTERSTOCK © SAIKO3P/SHUTTERSTOCK © Acropolis Museum The Parthenon at eye level. p40 Plan Your Trip Top Sights Top

Ancient Agora The heart of classi- cal Athens. p54

Benaki Museum of Greek Culture Private mansion turned public treasure. p100

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National Archaeological Museum ’s finest classical treasures. p128 EALSKIIO/HTESOK©MILANGONDA/GETTY IMAGES © HERACLES KRITIKOS/SHUTTERSTOCK © Plan Your Trip Top Sights Top

Kerameikos A cemetery reveals ancient life. p158

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Filopappou Hill Ancient history and green space. p148 SAIKO3P/GETTY IMAGES © Plan Your Trip Top Sights Top JÚNIOR BRAZ/500PX ©

Temple of Olympian Zeus Emperor Hadrian’s biggest building project. p116

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