The 2004 Olympic Games are expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to Athens between August 13th and 29th. Most visitors will tour the famous Acropolis, featured prominently in this book. The only guide that brings Greece's ancient world to life; this unique book has no competition. Full-colour photos show the celebrated ruins in their current condition, but with a flip of a meticulously painted acetate overlay, readers reveal what each site looked like in ancient times. Frommer's Athens Past & Present features 10 acetate overlays of major sites in Athens, 4 overlays of sites in Olympia, and 1 overlay each of sites in Cape Sounion and Aegina, with accompanying text and photographs. Additional colour photos highlight intriguing archeological details.
