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Maps © 2018 by Rick Steves’ Europe, Inc. All rights reserved.
First printing June 2018
eISBN: 978-1-64171-017-6
ISBN 978-1-63121-812-5
Fifth Edition
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Rick Steves’ Europe
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Editors: Glenn Eriksen, Julie Fanselow, Tom Griffin, Katherine Gustafson, Suzanne Kotz, Rosie Leutzinger, Carrie Shepherd
Editorial & Production Assistant: Jessica Shaw
Editorial Intern: Kevin Teeter
Researcher: Robyn Stencil
Graphic Content Director: Sandra Hundacker
Maps & Graphics: David C. Hoerlein, Lauren Mills, Mary Rostad
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Editor: Jamie Andrade
Editor: Sierra Machado
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Production & Typesetting: Krista Anderson, Lisi Baldwin, Rue Flaherty, Jane Musser
Cover Design: Kimberly Glyder Design
Maps & Graphics: Kat Bennett
Photo Credits
Front Cover: the Parthenon, Acropolis © Richard Taylor/eStock photo
Title Page: Views of the Saronic Gulf from Hydra © Sandra Hundacker
Front Matter Color: here, Santorini © Pat O’ Connor
Full-page photos: here, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens © Cameron Hewitt; here, Vathia, Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese © Laura VanDeventer; here, Sanctuary of Athena, Delphi © Rick Steves Europe
Additional Photography: Rich Earl, Tom Griffin, Cameron Hewitt, Sandra Hundacker, Cathy Lu, Gene Openshaw, Rhonda Pelikan, Carol Ries, Rick Steves, Gretchen Strauch, Laura VanDeventer, David Willet. Photos are used by permission and are the property of the original copyright owners.
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