| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 8 |
| How to use the Guide | p. 8 |
| Highlights | p. 10 |
| Practical Information | |
| Planning your trip | p. 13 |
| Getting there | p. 15 |
| Accommodation | p. 17 |
| Currency regulations | p. 21 |
| On arrival | p. 22 |
| Travelling around | p. 22 |
| Food and drink | p. 28 |
| Restaurants and cafes | p. 32 |
| Language and transliteration | p. 36 |
| General information | |
| Disabled travellers | p. 37 |
| Opening hours | p. 38 |
| National holidays and festivals | p. 39 |
| Health | p. 39 |
| Useful telephone numbers and addresses | p. 40 |
| Crime and personal security | p. 40 |
| Leisure and sporting activities | p. 40 |
| Communications | p. 41 |
| Newspapers | p. 42 |
| Manners and customs | p. 42 |
| Other information | p. 43 |
| Background information | |
| History | p. 46 |
| Politics in Classical Athens | p. 53 |
| Topography | p. 55 |
| Art and architecture | p. 59 |
| Primary sources | p. 71 |
| Select bibliography | p. 72 |
| The Guide | |
| Athens | |
| Sintagma to the Acropolis | p. 77 |
| The Acropolis | p. 87 |
| Hills of Athens: the Areopagos, Mouseion, Pnyx, Hill of the Nymphs | p. 116 |
| Omonia and Sintagma | p. 123 |
| Omonia and Sintagma to Monastiraki | p. 130 |
| The Hephaisteion ('Thision') Temple and the ancient Agora | p. 133 |
| Plaka Old Athens | p. 150 |
| Psiri and the ancient sites of the Kerameikos and Academy | p. 157 |
| The Olympieion, the Ilissos and the Stadium | p. 171 |
| Going north Omonia to Ambelokipi | p. 178 |
| National Archaeological Museum | p. 180 |
| Plateia Kaningos, Leoforos Akadhimias and Kolonaki | p. 199 |
| Likavittos | p. 202 |
| Sintagma to Ambelokipi via Vasilissis Sofias | p. 206 |
| Piraeus via Neo Faliro | p. 215 |
| Days out of the city | |
| The suburbs of Athens | p. 229 |
| The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion (Sounio) | p. 233 |
| The Sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron (Vravrona) and Porto Rafti | p. 236 |
| Thorikos and Lavrio | p. 240 |
| Dhafni and Eleusis (Elefsina) | p. 246 |
| Porto Yermeno (Aigosthena) | p. 260 |
| Marathon (Marathonas) and Rhamnous (Rhamnounda) | p. 261 |
| The Amphiaraion, via Kalamos | p. 269 |
| The island of Aiyina (Aegina) | p. 271 |
| Glossary | p. 279 |
| Index | p. 284 |
| Maps and plans | |
| Maps | |
| Underground map Atlas | p. 1 |
| Street map of Athens Atlas | p. 1 |
| Aiyina | p. 273 |
| Athens environs | p. 228 |
| Piraeus | p. 219 |
| Plans | |
| Academy | p. 169 |
| Acropolis | p. 92 |
| Amphiaraion | p. 270 |
| Ancient Athens | p. 56 |
| Ancient Athens (Centre) | p. 138 |
| Brauron (sanctuary of Artemis) | p. 238 |
| Dhafni (monastery of) | p. 247 |
| Eleusis | p. 252 |
| Erechtheion | p. 109 |
| Kerameikos, Street of Tombs | p. 162 |
| Lavrio | p. 245 |
| Marathon | p. 265 |
| National Archaeological Museum | p. 183 |
| Olympieion and Ilissos area | p. 172 |
| Thorikos | p. 241 |
| Greek Orders of Architecture | p. 282 |
| Greek Temple and Theatre plans | p. 283 |
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