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ATHENS VOICE, the capital’s top weekly free press, welcomes you to our citywith this annual publication in English, produced to share with you, our team's inside knowledge and expertise of the city. This complete guide aspires to become your daily companion during your stay, and for the first time it includes guides of a selection of our favourite Greek islands. What’s more, our brand new online guides for Athens and Thessaloniki are up and running with daily updates, news and events, as well as comprehensive guides of the two cities and most Greek islands. Log in and find out everything that is worth knowing before or during your holidays:
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Copy Editor: Dimitra Grous Creative Art Director: Fotis Pechlivanidis Layout & Design: Morfoula Vogiatzoglou, Sotos Anagnos IT: Michalis Papakonstantinou Advertising Director: Louiza Nathanail Commercial Development Director: Nikos Tsouanatos Digital Advertising Manager: Anastasia Bafouni Direct Market Manager: Vassilis Zarkadoulas Direct Market: Dimitris Kalamaris, Nikos Damdimopoulos, Theodora Themeli, Eleonora Verikokidi Advertising Coordinator: Maria Avgerinou Financial Director: Efi Mourtzi Accounting: Sotiria Psichogiou An annual publication of Athens Voice S.A. Harilaou Trikoupi 22, 106 79 Athens-Greece Editorial: tel (+30) 210 3617360, fax(+30) 210 3632317 Advertising: tel (+30) 210 3617530, fax (+30) 210 3617310 www.bestofathens.gr e-mail: info@bestofathens.gr Copyright ATHENS VOICE 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher and
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COVER ARTIST Sotos Anagnos was born in Athens, Greece. He is an illustrator, graphic artist and comic artist. His work has been published in various magazines, fanzines and webzines (ATHENS VOICE, Babel, Strukt, Thames & Hudson). He employs various mixed techniques for illustration. He has participated in expositions and festivals in Greece and abroad (China) and has illustrated the entire oeuvre of books and published stories of cult writer Kostakis Anan.
Contents 06 Welcome to Athens 10 FAQ 14 Greece explained 20 History 22 Monuments 26 Historic buildings 28 Athens neighbourhoods 30 Open air cinemas
32 Acropolis Museum 34 Museums 40 Day trips 42 Art & festivals 46 Gardens 48 Green life & parks 50 Family Athens 52 Hotels 56 Restaurants
72 Nightlife 80 Gay Athens 81 Shopping 88 Beaches 93 Aegina 94 Hydra 95 Serifos 102 Sifnos 106 Amorgos
108 Ios 110 Paros 113 Santorini 116 Naxos 120 Syros 122 Skopelos 124 Transportation 126 Maps 130 Metro
CHECK IT OUT! These guides of Athens & Thessaloniki are also available online at bestofathens.gr bestofthessaloniki.gr CITY GUIDE summer 2014 _ 3