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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel

Six of the best autumn city breaks in Europe for an overload of culture and fabulous food

The Plaka district, beneath the Parthenon, and Monastiraki Square, Athens.
The Plaka district, beneath the Parthenon, and Monastiraki Square, Athens. Photograph: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images

Athens

Craggy coves and sandy bays make up the resplendent mix that is the Athens Riviera. So it was that at the end of an autumn day I found myself with a not unpleasant question: where to head to soothe bones still aching for a last splash of summer sun. For Athens offers something that other European cities cannot: a coastline of more than 40 miles dotted with beaches many a Greek island would covet.

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