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Athens Marco Polo Guide

Marco Polo Athens Travel Guide with Insider Tips. This up-to-date, authoritative guide contains information about what to see and where to eat and drink in Athens. There are tips on entertainment and shopping, wellness and sport. The guide also comes with a street atlas and plan of the metro, Travel Tips, Useful Phrases in Greek and a comprehensive index. Once more it`s fun to stroll round Athens. The place where antiquity and the present fuse has done a lot for itself in recent years. With Marco Polo Guide to Athens you can explore a vibrant metropolis right next to the sea and learn about 5, 000 years of history with the Acropolis at the centre. With this practical travel guide you can get a sense of the Athens of yesterday and today. Live music bars, traditional inns, trendy
restaurants and overflowing with cafes. Outdoor concerts and theatre. The range of shopping facilities extends from flea market to high-end department stores. And there are museums for every taste. Metro or tram will easily take you to the coast or to the port at Piraeus from where there are day trips to idyllic islands, and buses will take you to the places of antiquity in the immediate environs of Athens. The Insider Tips tell you where to spend a night by the sea or experience Satchmo instead of Sirtaki. The ”Best Of” pages tell you very succinctly what`s to be found only in Athens; where the great places for free are; what`s nice to do if it rains; and where you can relax and chill out. Explore the city and make discoveries in and around the Plaka Old Town. The Perfect Day
introduces you to all facets of Athens. The Low Budget tips in each chapter show you how you can experience a great deal with very little money, enjoy something special and snap up some real bargains. The Walking Tours chapter takes you through the city landscape of Athens and the surrounding area. Take a stroll through the Athens of today and classical Athens. The Dos and Don`ts warn you about certain bars and inauthentic folklore evenings. Marco Polo guide to Athens gives comprehensive coverage of all the city`s districts. To help you find your way around there`s a detailed street atlas, practical map inside the back cover, map of the metro network and overview maps of the Acropolis, Delphi and Epidauros and removable pull-out map.

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Marco Polo Athens Travel Guide with Insider Tips. This up-to-date, authoritative guide contains information about what to see & where to eat & drink in Athens. There are tips on entertainment & shopping, wellness & sport. The guide also comes with a street atlas & plan of the metro, Travel Tips, Useful Phrases in Greek & a comprehensive index. Once more it`s fun to stroll round Athens. The place where antiquity & the present fuse has done a lot for itself in recent years. With Marco Polo Guide to Athens you can explore a vibrant metropolis right next to the sea & learn about 5, 000 years of history with the Acropolis at the centre. With this practical travel guide you can get a sense of the Athens of yesterday & today. Live music bars, traditional inns, trendy restaurants & overflowing with cafes. Outdoor concerts & theatre. The range of shopping facilities extends from flea market to high-end department stores. & there are museums for every taste. Metro or tram will easily take you to the coast or to the port at Piraeus from where there are day trips to idyllic islands, & buses will take you to the places of antiquity in the immediate environs of Athens. The Insider Tips tell you where to spend a night by the sea or experience Satchmo instead of Sirtaki. The ” Best Of” pages tell you very succinctly what`s to be found only in Athens; where the great places for free are; what`s nice to do if it rains; & where you can relax & chill out. Explore the city & make discoveries in & around the Plaka Old Town. The Perfect Day introduces you to all facets of Athens. The Low Budget tips in each chapter show you how you can experience a great deal with very little money, enjoy something special & snap up some real bargains. The Walking Tours chapter takes you through the city landscape of Athens & the surrounding area. Take a stroll through the Athens of today & classical Athens. The Dos & Don`ts warn you about certain bars & inauthentic folklore evenings. Marco Polo guide to Athens gives comprehensive coverage of all the city`s districts. To help you find your way around there`s a detailed street atlas, practical map inside the back cover, map of the metro network & overview maps of the Acropolis, Delphi & Epidauros & removable pull-out map.

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Date - A social activity whith a current or potential partner

History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.

Fun - Something that provides amusement or enterainment

Entertainment - Something that provides amusement

Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.

Network - A link and communication between things. Often computers or people.

Traditional - Something that has become the same through a period of time and thus repeated.

Traditional - Something that has been around for a while and is repeated regularly.

Tram - A large vehicle common in cities for public transport, also known as a cable car.

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Experience - To gain further knowledge by practising.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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