DK Eyewitness Top 10 Athens

Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides

by D.K. Publishing

True to its name, this travel guide covers all of Athens's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use top 10 lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you.

This newly updated travel guide for Athens will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer, from the Acropolis to the Parthenon. Travel back to ancient times and visit the Temple of Zeus, the ruler of the mythological Greek gods.

Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Athens.

+ Brand-new itineraries help you plan your trip to Athens.
+ Maps of walking routes show you the best ways to maximize your time.
+ New Top 10 lists feature off-the-beaten-track ideas, along with standbys like the top attractions, shopping, dining options, and more.
+New typography and fresh layout throughout.

You'll still find DK's famous full-color photography and museum floor plans, along with just the right amount of coverage of history and culture.

The perfect travel companion: DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Athens.

Recommended: For an in-depth guidebook to Greece, check out DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece, Athens & the Mainland, which offers a complete overview of this country; thousands of photographs, illustrations, and maps; and more.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, Greece, Ebooks

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stole this from an Airbnb in Athens. Great top ten guide and I recommend everyone else also steal one from their Airbnb and give their friends the history of Athens

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, concise, to the point. Everything you want to know about the sights in Athens, including where to eat. Small enough to take along in your pocket and includes a really good, durable map. This will come in handy in future trips to Greece.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was useful, but I liked Rick Steves' Athens suggestions better. It's arranged thematically with the top 10 sights in Athens and the top 10 things to see at each of them. The maps were not as detailed as I would have liked. We depended mainly on the one from our hotel which was quite detailed and more convenient to carry.

It wasn't as satisfying as the more detailed Eyewitness guides. And even though it was smaller than those, it was too heavy to carry around for the little info it provided.

[Elizabeth Abney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, the most this book shares with the Frommer’s Day-by-Day series is the size. The material is not nearly as well organized and there is a serious lack of maps. There are a few suggested itineraries for some of the major attractions/sections of town, and that plus the pictures are the only redeeming quality of this guide.

From my personal collection.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read considering I'm off to Italy and Greece soon. Lots of intersting sites are discussed and it gives me a pretty good overview of the city, it's ancient sites and places to eat.

These "top ten" books are up there with Rick Steves guidebooks- both are excellent resources.

[Clumsygadabout · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book as a good place to start to understand the basic layout and highlights. A good jumping off point to google and YouTube for more research or current status. The pull out map in the back is slim and easy to tuck into a purse or pocket.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each page lists a "top ten" subject of travel; definitely helpful for the highlights.

Oh, someone buy me a trip, please?

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite books to use when living in Greece. I think it gave me a great place to start from when getting to the know the city.

[Noel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wasn't bad, the top 10 suggestions were spot on and the map was useful - but it didn't compare to the Rick Steve's version. Great pictures but not enough useful information on each site.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent travel guide. I am not the biggest fan of travel guides as I feel you can get a lot more information and up to date advice online. I only read travel books if I borrow them from the library.

[James Craddock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read it in 1 day. Good introductory guide.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good resource. Can't wait to try out their 2 day suggested iternary.