Blue Guide Athens (Fifth Edition) (Blue Guides) [Paperback]

Robin Barber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 2002 | Series: Blue Guides

An unrivaled guide with expert coverage of ancient and modern Athens; the city is explored through fifteen detailed walks.

Providing up-to-date information on public transport, accommodation, and restaurant listings as well as full color maps and plans for days out of the city, this is an excellent cultural guidebook. 20 black-and-white maps, 20 photographs

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Sets the standard for travel guides. -- Sunday Times [London]

About the Author

Formerly Head of the Department of Classical Archaeology at Edinburgh University and Assistant Director of the British School at Athens, Robin Barber now spends much of his time travelling in Greece. His home is in Edinburgh. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Blue Guide; Fifth Edition edition (August 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393323420
• ISBN-13: 978-0393323429
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,337,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #85 in Books > Travel > Europe > Greece > Athens

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Athens Guide Book, October 31, 2000

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ed jenkinson (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Guide Athens (Paperback)

This book is so pertinent for those people who are going to Athens, the capital of Greece. It is much more comprehensive about the city than the Blue Guide to Greece, which is great if you plan to stay in the city for awhile. Its commentaries are easy to read and understand and give you a full view of what to expect. Get it if you can.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than going on a tour., March 21, 2007

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Marco (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Guide Athens (Fifth Edition) (Blue Guides) (Paperback)

I just returned from spending a week in Athens and used this guide the entire time. It is a fantastic personal guide for the whole city, taking you to all the ancient sites as well as the more different places. The book explains the history of the sites, and then tells you almost stone-for-stone what you are looking at for each site. There are wonderful parts of Athens I would have missed had I not had this book with me. It also goes through places outside Athens, such as the sites at Sounion and Eleusis.

If you're interested in ancient history (and especially archaeological sites), then you can't do better than to take this guide with you to Athens.