'Athens Riviera'

Bordered by the Aegean Sea and comprising a string of coastal neighbourhoods, the Athens Riviera presents a charming and peaceful escape from the Greek capital. An enthralling amalgamation of the old and the new, this stretch of sheltered coastline is in equal parts a celebration of old-world glamour and new-world modernity, bringing together revamped landmarks, like the updated Four Seasons Astir Palace, with contemporary art, nightlife and design scenes. The resulting playground is explored in Assouline's 'Athens Riviera', a bold, 300-page tome accompanied by over 200 illustrations and authored by Stéphanie Artarit, founder of boutique hotel design studio The Gang of Style.