Greece Athens & the Mainland (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
by DK Publishing
from DK Travel
Top 10 Athens (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)
by DK Publishing
from DK Travel
From the Top 10 ancient sites and statues to the Top 10 restaurants, festivals and seaside excursions - this book provides the insider knowledge every visitor needs, including information for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Streetwise Athens Map - Laminated City Street Map of Athens, Greece
by Streetwise Maps
from Streetwise Maps
Streetwise Athens Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Athens, Greece - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated metro map
This map covers the following areas:
Main Athens Map 1:9,000
Piraeus Inset Map 1:21,000
Greece & the Aegean Map 1:3,300,000
Best of Athens (Best Of)
by Victoria Kyriakopoulos
from Lonely Planet
Athens is still fresh and invigorated after its Olympic face-lift: amble between crumbling temples, enjoy a frappe in a characterful Monastiraki cafe, then trawl the shops for traditional sandals and Byzantine rings. Dine at Piraeus for waterfront views or at a rooftop restaurant overlooking the luminous Acropolis. Raise a toast to Dionysus in a friendly barakia or dance until dawn. Your odyssey begins here.
Insider Information - our expert author reveals local secrets and hidden gems.
Sleep Soundly - hand-picked hotels; choose from chic designer rooms, grand palaces and charming family-run pensions.
Dine On Mezedes - our favorite souvlaki joints, old-style taverns and the latest hot spots.
Live It Up - the city's best live music and performance venues, clubs and neighborhood bars.
Navigate The City with our clear, comprehensive fold-out maps, itineraries, and walking tours.
Fodor's Greek Islands, 1st Edition: With the Best of Athens (Fodor's Gold Guides)
by Fodor's
from Fodor's
Sandy beaches baked by a brilliant sun, mysterious alleyways winding onto hidden squares, whitewashed homes draped with bougainvillea, and majestic archaeological ruins---all surrounded by that impossibly deep-blue water. It’s easy to see why so many travelers are enchanted by the Greek islands. This brand-new book gives a thorough overview of the best islands Greece has to offer, as well as full coverage of Athens and the major mainland ports. Whether you are going by cruise liner or hydrofoil, to party or to get away from it all, Fodor’s Greek Islands 1st Edition is the new, indispensable guide for living your dream.
·“Experience the Greek Islands” chapter highlights the top attractions, the best beaches, practical itineraries, and tips for planning your trip
·At-a-Glance island finder helps travelers decide between the far-flung Dodecanese or the storybook Cyclades
·Reviews of every major cruise line and itinerary sailing the Greek islands
·Photo-rich, browsable design with in-depth, magazine-style features on Greek culture, food, and history
·Unique topographic, interactive maps of each island group
·Names of major cities, towns, and ports of call appear in English and in Greek
·Eight-page color insert
The Parthenon (Wonders of the World)
by Mary Beard
from Harvard University Press
Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series (Part I and Part II)
Oscar Wilde compared it to a white goddess, Evelyn Waugh to Stilton cheese. In observers from Lord Byron to Sigmund Freud to Virginia Woolf it met with astonishment, rapture, poetry, even tears--and, always, recognition. Twenty-five hundred years after it first rose above Athens, the Parthenon remains one of the wonders of the world, its beginnings and strange turns of fortune over millennia a perpetual source of curiosity, controversy, and intrigue.
At once an entrancing cultural history and a congenial guide for tourists, armchair travelers, and amateur archaeologists alike, this book conducts readers through the storied past and towering presence of the most famous building in the world. Who built the Parthenon, and for what purpose? How are we to understand its sculpture? Why is it such a compelling monument? The classicist and historian Mary Beard takes us back to the fifth century B.C. to consider the Parthenon in its original guise--as the flagship temple of imperial Athens, housing an enormous gold and ivory statue of the city's patron goddess attended by an enigmatic assembly of sculptures. Just as fascinating is the monument's far longer life as cathedral church of Our Lady of Athens, as "the finest mosque in the world," and, finally, as an inspirational ruin and icon. Beard also takes a cool look at the bitter arguments that continue to surround the "Elgin Marbles," the sculptures from the Parthenon now in the British Museum. Her book constitutes the ultimate tour of the marvelous history and present state of this glory of the Acropolis, and of the world.
Frommer's Athens Past & Present (Frommer's Athens Past & Present)
by Emanuele Greco
from Frommers
An ingenious book that brings ancient Athens to life-perfect for anyone traveling to Greece
The 2004 Olympic Games are expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to Athens between August 13th and 29th-and most of these visitors will take a break from the games to visit Athens' most famous tourist attraction, the Acropolis. That's where this unique guidebook comes in. Contemporary full-color photos show what the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Propylaea, and all the other celebrated ruins on the Acropolis and elsewhere in Athens look like today. But with the flip of a meticulously painted acetate overlay, people can see exactly what each site looked like back in the 5th century b.c! And for visitors who are traveling outside of Athens, the book also includes the best sites in Olympia, Cape Sounion, and Aegina. Small enough to fit comfortably in a pocket or purse, spiral-bound for ease of use, and complete with concise descriptions of each archeological site, this is the perfect secondary guidebook for any traveler who wants to grasp the glory that was Greece.
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Greece: Athens and the Mainland
from DK Travel
The guide that shows you what other travel books only tell you!
From ancient history to modern hotels, no travel reference accommodates your needs like DK's Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece, Athens & the Mainland. With more than 750 full-color photographs, this accessible handbook guides you in and around Athens and throughout mainland Greece using street-by-street and 3-D maps to direct you to all the main sights. The extensive Athens section highlights the history, art, architecture, and culture of this extraordinary city with special layouts devoted to the National Archaeological Museum, the Acropolis, and the Parthenon. Beyond Athens, the guide takes you to the ancient and medieval ruins abundant throughout the Peloponnese peninsula, location of the ancient cities of Corinth and Olympia. Three special sections covering wetland wildlife, the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum, and Mount Athos, detail prime features of Northern Greece. Other chapters explore Greece's Byzantine architecture, history, cuisine, and wines, making this the most complete and invaluable guidebook to Greece on the market.
Peloponnese & Athens, 2nd (Cadogan Guides)
by Dana Facaros
from Cadogan Guides
iSpeak Greek Phrasebook (MP3 Disc + Guide) (Ispeak Audio Phrasebook)
by Alex Chapin
from McGraw-Hill
See it. Hear it. Speak it.
Put 1,200 Greek phrases in your pocket, and enjoy your travel experience without getting lost in translation.
- Go to “Artists”--Choose the theme you want.
- Go to “Album”--Select your topic within the theme.
- Select the phrase you want to hear--You will hear the phrase and see it on your iPod screen!
Missed it? Just click and repeat the track as many times as you need! Or create your own playlist to keep favorite phrases handy.
With iSpeak, you're in control!
For use on your: iPod • iPod nano • iPhone • Zune
Screen images will vary among iPod models.
Contains one MP3 audio disc and 16-page booklet.
Requires 300MB of free space.
iPod is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.
Zune is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, Inc., in the United States and other countries.
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