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Along with nearby Xylo-castro, this quiet seaside village is a beautiful place to while away an afternoon swimming in clear water, eating freshly caught fish in tavernas scented with flowers, and drinking excellent local wine.

Handmade worry beads, lucky charms, key rings, beaded bracelets and earrings are sold at this small shop.

Small, dimly lit, smoky and full of artists and actor types, Skoufaki is Kolonaki’s most famous, longest-established alternative café and bar.

A modern touch enhances taverna classics while preserving their flavours.

Skoura is known for its white wines, especially its deep, fruity chardonnays – a rarity in Greece. Call a few days ahead to arrange a tour and tasting.

Though Socrates himself wrote nothing, his teachings, recorded in the writings of historians and especially his pupil Plato, have earned him the title of the forerunner of Western philosophy. At the height of the Golden Age of Athens, the original marketplace philosopher debated the great meanings in the Agora, and was eventually tried and put to death for corrupting the Athenian youth (see Socrates’ Prison).

Sofitel shatters the perception that airport hotels must be bland. Soundproof rooms are elegant, sophisticated, and packed with amenities. Business and conference facilities are among the best in Greece, and the glassed-in rooftop pool has fascinating runway views.

Draco’s laws were made less severe by Solon (c.638– 559 BC); he also extended citizenship to the lower classes.

Only seven of Sophocles’ plays survive, but his reputation rests securely on three: Antigone , Oedipus at Colonus , and Oedipus Rex . The last of these, the story of a king bound hopelessly by fate to murder his father and marry his mother, is the greatest masterpiece of Greek tragedy.

Sophocles brought another innovation to the blossoming form of drama – a third character. He also wrote what is still considered the greatest masterpiece of tragedy, Oedipus Rex .