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Strolling Through Athens: Fourteen Unforgettable Walks through Europe's Oldest City
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Product Description
Athens, city of the gods, birthplace of modern democracy, artistic and cultural center of the ancient world, is steeped in myth and legend. Now, in this newly reissued book publishing just in time for the 2004 Olympics being held in Athans, travel writer John Freely guides readers on a series of walks to the city's most vibrant and historic areas, from the magnificent Parthenon, center of Athens for four thousand years, to the winding streets of Plaka, the crumbling ruins of the Agora and the color and bustle of Monastiraki. We are led to the theatre of Dionysus, scene of the tragic plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles and to the spot where Phidippides ended his legendary run from Marathon. Vivid descriptions of Athens' most famous monuments and archeological sites are interwoven with mythology and anecdote; secret gems are discovered and the past resurrected with every step. This guide, more than any other available, reveals how the heart of ancient Athens still beats beneath the living, modern city.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #848263 in Books
- Published on: 2004-07-23
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .90 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 379 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Books of the Week", Sunday Times: "magnificent walking guide to the city...His knowledge is encyclopaedic... he brings the millenniums of history alive... If you want a cultural guide to the ancient city, this is the one for you." Times Literary Supplement: "...Freely compels us to sense the sacred antiquity of the ground beneath...there is something in Freely's style that is peculiarly reminiscent, and perhaps deliberately so, of antiquity's most renowned travel writer, Pausanias..." Anglo-Hellenic Review: "packed with useful information, well supported by quotations and references."
About the Author
John Freely has written over thirty travel books and guides, including Strolling Through Istanbul, John Freely's Istanbul, and Crete.
