Rick Steves Greece: Athens \u0026 the Peloponnese by Rick Steves

Rick Steves Greece: Athens \u0026 the Peloponnese Reviews

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  Ron Charles

  Dawn used this book to plan for months before our two-week trip to Greece, and now we’re using it as we tour around the beautiful country. As usual, Steves is helpful, congenial, detailed and mildly humorous. We’ve used his travel books for years and depend on him for practical advice about what to see, how to see it, and what to skip.
  
  One request: I wish the various maps in the ebook version were dynamic — this is, connected to Google Maps — so we could get updated info as we follow them around.
  
  
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  Melanie H

  Thanks for the great tips as usual, Rick Steves!
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  Michael Huang

  Really useful as usual. Took it with me on my recent field trip to Athens and Peloponesse. Helped a lot, especially in filtering the various museums. His companion audio guide for city walks (transcript of which is in the book) really can substitute for a local guide, IMO.
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  Steph

  This was a fantastic guidebook for Athens, Delphi, Nafplio, and a few other small stops we made in between! The self-guided tours were well written (I'd definitely recommend the accompanying podcasts for the Acropolis, Agora, and Archaeological Museum in Athens too) and the food/lodging recommendations we followed were spot-on. Bonus: the book is pretty light too, which made it convenient to carry around during the day, unlike my all-of-Greece Lonely Planet.
  
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  Helen

  Awesome helpful and interesting as always
  
  I always rely on Rick Steves for his European travel guides. No other guide compares to the level of detail and personal care. The recommended places to visit, eat, see, etc., are all top notch, and the guided walks are truly the best way to see sights and the city and learn something about it that one will take away forever. I highly recommend all his other European guides as well. I never visit any place without reading it first!
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  Kate

  Very through and helpful guide. I studied it before our trip, during our trip and after our trip. Having the background knowledge about each of the attractions was extremely helpful as little to no information is available at the sites. I was able to engage my family and surround them in the importance of what they were seeing. It made our trip memorable!
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  Shelly

  Considering/dreaming about a trip some time in the next two years--a week in the UK to visit The Kilns (C.S. Lewis' home) and other notable literary places, and then possibly do a week in the Greek islands, with one day in Athens.
  
  Read this 'cause I know nothing about Greece.
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  Anne

  Getting ready for a trip to Greece in the fall. Rick always tells you what you need to know to make traveling in Europe easy. I am happy to say that this guide clarifies previously confusing info about making phone calls with your mobile phone in Europe.
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  Karen

  Great to travel by!
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  Britt

  This was a great guide for my recent Greece trip! It was an outdated 2011 version from my library, but it still helped me easily plan an itinerary.
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  Nicole

  Excellent guidebook for these areas. I'll take it again when I return.
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  Chere Marie

  Can't wait to try out all his tips later this month!
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  Kim Spier

  I love Rick Steves guidebooks. I have used them for years and found so many hidden gems of restaurants, gotten great tips about the countries I have visited and really good encapsulated history nuggets and amazing stories. I thought this was a great guidebook for Greece and read it cover-to-cover, but I wished he would have included more islands (we visited Corfu) and also the rest of mainland Greece. We visited Meteora (incredible monasteries built on top of rocky cliffs) and Ioannina (caves and ancient stone bridges and castles). I wish I had Rick Steves's advice on these places.
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  P

  Checked this out from the library and used it for a quick extended weekend family trip to Athens. Excellent information--no need to hire additional guides for the main sites of Athens: Acropolis (and museum), Agora and Archeology Museum. The additional information in this guide is more than enough to enjoy Athens in three days.
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  Louise

  Don't go to a country without a Rick Steves book for that country, unless it doesn't exist. I've used these for 8 countries so far and they never disappoint.
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  Kerry

  We recently went to Greece and found this book super helpful and informative! He also had several podcasts that we used that were great as well!
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  Marie

  Always handy for a traveller either novice or pro, Rick's details enable a satisfying experience. You will find essentials here and some destinations which will make you wish you could stay longer!
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  Thomas Abraham

  Standard Rick Steve's fare. But, he does better work in other countries. Not my favorite book for traveling to Greece.