Strolling Through Athens by City of Athens - 2004

Athens: City of Athens, 2004 Book. As New. Laminated Hardcover. 1st Greek Edition. A colourful and comprehensive survey of what to see in Athens in the year of the Olympics. It provides a fascinating peregrination through the times, monuments and history of the city. Using selected routes it reveals the cultural heritage of the Classical past of Athens; it brings to light its concealed Byzantine splendour; it reproduces its multicultural character and paints the vibrant life of the modern city. Step by step, in a totally novel way, this guide acts as a wide-open window onto the ravishing view over the innumerable treasures and hidden beauties, over the past and present, of the Greek capital.422p. illus. maps.[5 copies found in WorldCat].