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COVER ARTIST
Thodoris Bargiotas was born in Athens in 1982 and was raised in Tennessee, USA. He is a graduate of Law School, University of Athens and has a Master’s Degree in European Intellectual Property from the University of Glasgow. He works as a lawyer and graphic artist and is currently preparing his first graphic novel, titled “Pernilongo”.
4_CITY GUIDE summer 2012
Contents 06 _ 08 _ 16 _ 18 _ 20 _ 24 _ 28 _ 30 _ 34 _ 38 _ 44 _ 48 _
Foreign Friends This is Athens 2012 Walk of the town 5,000 years of history in two pages Famous Greeks Neighbourhoods of Athens Park life Historic buildings Gateways to a glorious past Where history lives on... Acropolis Museum Summer cultural events
56 _ Exit past, enter future 60 _ Hospitable Athens 64 _ Restaurants 90 _ Greek delicatessen 92 _ Get a nightlife 100 _ Euro 2012 102 _ Dive in live 104 _ Gay Athens 2012 106 _ Shopping Athenian style 121 _ Family fun 124 _ Day trips 132 _ Take the tram to the Med 138 _ Thessaloniki 142 _ Greek islands
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152 _ Books, films and music with a Greek theme 154 _Tour your way around Athens 156 _ Public transportation in Athens 158 _ Maps 162 _ Metro