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12 INTRODUCING MAINLAND GREECE Putting Greece on the Map Occupying the southernmost tip of the Balkan peninsula, Greece divides into over 2,000 islands stretching from the Ionian Sea in the west to the Aegean Sea in the east. The mainland has borders with Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey AUSTRIA and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and is home to most of Greece’s 10.9 million people, with a third of these in Athens. SLOVENIA Nice E25 E717 E80 E70 Calvi Ajaccio E64 Torino Genova TUNISIA E62 E80 CORSICA SARDINIA Cagliari Bastia Olbia TUNIS Milano Pisa Sousse Sfax E35 E45 Bologna E80 Po E35 E64 E45 E35 E55 E45 E90 E931 E70 E55 E80 E45 E932 E45 E45 E55 E842 E65 E57 E847 E65 E49 E76 E57 Tyrrhenian Sea ROME Trapani KEY Main international ferry service International airport Railway line Dual-carriageway Major road Road under construction National boundary Firenze ITALY SICILY PRAGUE VIENNA LJUBLJANA ZAGREB Trieste CROATIA A d r i a t i c S E843 E90 E45 CZECH REPUBLIC E90 Sana E70 E55 E60 E65 E 66 E661 Sava E75 E73 E71 Drava E65 E75 Dunav Drina E80 E77 HUNGARY BOS NIA AND HERZEGOVINA SARAJEVO e a E77 SLOVAKIA BRATISLAVA TIRANA Kefalloniá E75 E60 E70 E75 E763 Zákynthos E 71 ALBANIA M e d i t e r r a n e a n TRIPOLI Venezia Ancona Napoli Palermo Messina Graz VALLETTA MALTA � Taranto Reggio di Calabria Catania Brno Split Dubrovnik Podgorica Bari I o n i a n Brindisi BUDAPEST S e a E951 E65 E70 E671 E68 E40 POLAND Szeged Oradea E50 E573 BELGRADE SERBIA MONTENEGRO Ioánnina Kraków E75 E65 E86 E90 E92 E65 E 75 FYR OF MACEDONIA Corfu Igoumenítsa Préveza Banghazi Timisoara Nis Kalamáta GR E55 LIBYA SKOPJ Rio Pátra Kyllíni E6
5 E60 E80 E75 E471 E81 E79 E65 E79 E79 Dunarea Iskür E 9 0 Néstos Dnister E68 E81 E70 E70 Olt E80 E772 E83 E90 E40 E75 E85 BULGARIA EECE Vólos Skiáthos Piraeus L'viv SOFIA Evvoia Tínos E60 E85 ROMANIA E85 E85 Kavála Thessaloníki ATHENS Chaniá Chernivtsi A e g e a n S e a Siret E772 Lésvos Mykonos ´ Brasov Crete S e a E85 E85 E70 Sámos PUTTING GREECE ON THE MAP 13 Prut E581 E60 BUCHAREST E773 E80 Pátmos Kos Santoríni Irákleio Burgas MOLDOVA E84 E87 UKRAINE Galati E87 E87 Alexandroúpoli E90 Izmir Agios Nikólaos CHISINAU Prut Constanta E87 Varna Istanbul E87 Kusadasi Bodrum Marmaris Kárpathos EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA E96 Rhodes B l a c k S e a E80 E90 E87 Dalaman Alexandria 0 kilometres 0 miles ALGERIA Eskisehir E90 EGYPT E80 ANKARA TURKEY Antalya NORWAY DENMARK Konya CYPRUS 200 E80 Pafos Lemesós SWEDEN LATVIA LITHUANIA RUSSIAN FED. LIBYA Tuz Gölü 200 Kizil Irmak E88 E90 Içel FINLAND ESTONIA REPUBLIC OF IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM FRANCE SWITZERLAND SPAIN PORTUGAL ITALY AUSTRIA NETHERLANDS GERMANY BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG POLAND BELARUS CZECH REPUBLIC SLOVAKIA UKRAINE MOLDOVA HUNGARY SLOVENIA ROMANIA CROATIA SERBIA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BULGARIA KOSOVO GEORGIA FYR OF ALBANIA MACEDONIA GREECE Athens TURKEY CYPRUS SYRIA MOROCCO TUNISIA ISRAEL IRAQ EGYPT ISRAEL E95 E90 Al-Ladiq ya NICOSIA Lárnaka SYRIA LEBANON BEIRUT RUSSIAN FEDERATION Hefa E91 JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA
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ATHENS AREA BY AREA ATHENS AT A GLA
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The National Archaeological Museum
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68 ATHENS AREA BY AREA National Arc
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72 View northeast to Lykavittós Hi
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74 Museum of Cycladic Art 8 Μου
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76 A 14th-century icon of St Michae
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78 Benáki Museum 0 Μουσείο
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80 Neo-Classical façade of the Nat
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Flea Market 3 Παζάρι From Pla
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Sacred Way Street of Tombs Main Ent
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Statue of Hadrian Hadrian was Emper
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TIMELINE 3000 BC First settlement o
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The remains of the Theatre of Diony
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CENTRAL ATHENS SOUTH 99 Statue of A
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T Areopagus Hill There is little le
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Panagía Gorgoepíkoos w Παναγ
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still give it the atmosphere of a t
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Hadrian’s Arch, next to the Templ
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Kallimármaro Stadium f Καλλι
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to import furniture, glassware and
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DEPARTMENT STORES AND SUPERMARKETS
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CINEMA Athenians love going to the
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THEATRE AND DANCE Alfa Patisíon 37
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Street Finder Index ABBREVIATIONS A
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Iros Konstanto- poulou 8 F4 Isaiou
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Saripolou 2 F1 Saripolou 5 A5 Sarri
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MICHAIL VODA KOUMOUNDOUROU FERON DI
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AIDONON PANAGIOTARA PANAGIOTARA MPO
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PLATEIA MONASTIRAKIOU Monastiráki
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National Gallery of Art PRATINOU NI
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MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA 141 AR
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style, the temple contained a statu
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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST 10 km (6 mile
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unique design feature which helps c
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date from the 16th and 17th centuri
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Ticket office and museum STAR MOSAI
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inaugurated on 9 April 1895. Today,
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Ploutonion This cave is said to be
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160 MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA Ex
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162 MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA An
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168 MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA Th
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170 MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA An
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172 Prehistoric, Geometric and Arch
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174 MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA Lo
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178 Mycenae t Μυκήναι MAINLA
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182 Náfplio u Να�πλιο Expl
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184 Epidaurus i Επίδαυρος
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186 Monemvasía p Μονεμβασ
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192 Mystrás d Μυστράς Doubl
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194 Outer Máni f ΄Eξω Μάνη
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198 Inner Máni g Μέσα Μάνη
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200 Koróni h Λορώνη Peloponn
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MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA 203 CE
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Oxyá 1416m TRÍKALA Megála Kalÿv
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Zagória 2 Ζαγ�ρια Epirus.
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Métsovo 4 Μέτσοβο Epirus. R
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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST Epirus. Road
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Two ruined forts, on either side of
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CENTRAL AND WESTERN GREECE 217 Kath
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Pourí • Choreftó • Vyzítsa M
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Sarcophagus detail outside the Theb
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The southwest chapel has early 11th
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CENTRAL AND WESTERN GREECE 229 THE
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athletes, was required to purify th
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236 MAINLAND GREECE AREA BY AREA Be
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240 Kastoriá 2 Καστοριά Ma
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242 Vergína 5 Βεργίνα 12 km
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244 Thessaloníki 0 Θεσσαλο
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252 Mount Athos r `ΑγιονΌρο
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256 Komotiní o Κομοτηνή Th
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TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS WHERE TO STAY 2
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The luxurious spa at Diváni Apollo
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sun-baked and very hard, so short p
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WHERE TO STAY 265 MAKRYGIANNI Acrop
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WHERE TO STAY 267 PSYRRI Ochre & Br
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WHERE TO STAY 269 KALAMATA Akti Tay
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WHERE TO STAY 271 ARGALASTI Agamemn
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WHERE TO STAY 273 PARGA Lichnos Bea
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WHERE TO STAY 275 NYMFEO La Moara 0
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Waiter outside a restaurant in Plá
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Interior patio of Ouzerí Aristoté
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Produce on sale in a typical Greek
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MEZEDES Mezédes are eaten as a fir
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WHERE TO EAT 285 EXARCHEIA Giantes
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WHERE TO EAT 287 PANGRATI O Vyrinis
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WHERE TO EAT 289 PIRAEUS Kollias Δ
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WHERE TO EAT 291 PYLOS Gregory’s
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WHERE TO EAT 293 MONASTIRAKI Ilióp
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WHERE TO EAT 295 THESSALONIKI Tiffa
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Traditional handicrafts, though not
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A horse-riding holiday along the az
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURS ACE Study Tour
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304 SURVIVAL GUIDE PRACTICAL INFORM
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306 Holiday Essentials The EOT’s
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308 SURVIVAL GUIDE Personal Health
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310 SURVIVAL GUIDE Banking and Loca
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312 Communications SURVIVAL GUIDE T
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314 SURVIVAL GUIDE TRAVEL INFORMATI
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316 ��
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318 Travelling by Train TRAVELLING
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320 Travelling by Road SURVIVAL GUI
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322 SURVIVAL GUIDE Travelling by Co
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324 Getting Around Athens Trolleybu
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326 DRIVING IN ATHENS Driving in At
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328 GENERAL INDEX General Index Pag
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330 GENERAL INDEX Athena (cont.) Sa
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332 GENERAL INDEX Delfí see Ancien
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334 GENERAL INDEX Helen of Troy 27,
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336 GENERAL INDEX Lófos tou Lykavi
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338 GENERAL INDEX Museums and galle
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340 GENERAL INDEX Parks and gardens
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342 GENERAL INDEX Sifnían Treasury
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344 GENERAL INDEX Vlach shepherds 2
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346 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Staatliche Kuns
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348 There is no universally accepte
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350 expensive Ακριβ� a-kree-
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352 raki Το ρακί to ra-kee To
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