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The main OTE tourist office (Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm; tel 010/33 10 692 or 32 71 300) is at Amerikis 2, just up from Stadhiou; it dispenses ferry-timetable sheets (though these should be used as guidelines only), along with maps and pamphlets, and is also a source of information about the Hellenic Festival . To complement the free OTE map, the street-indexed Falkplan is a good, large-scale map of the city. The Historical Map of Athens produced by the Greek Ministry of Culture is well worth its ?3.50 price. It has a good map of central Athens and, on the other side, a clear, large-scale map of Plaka. Both maps number all the sites and museums. If you are planning a long stay, it's worth getting the Athina-Pireas Proastia A- atlas , co-published by Kapranidhis and Fotis, and available from kiosks and bookshops. It's in Greek only, however, and is quite pricey at ?20.20, but it does show absolutely everything, including cinemas and concert venues.
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