To coincide with the release of our new Athens travel guide, Monocle’s Venetia Rainey takes the temperature of the city she calls home.

<p>To coincide with the release of our new Athens travel guide, Monocle&rsquo;s Venetia Rainey takes the temperature of the city she calls home.</p>

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments.

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