Member of the National Federation of the Physically Handicapped (EOKA), Korina Theodorakaki, has strongly strongly criticized the Culture Ministry to create concrete paths for people with disabilities in the archaeological site of the Acropolis. “We, as the National Federation of the Physically Handicapped, have been asking for a chain of …

The Acropolis of Athens has been flooded on Thursday following a heavy rainfall. The downpour was certainly not the first and not the last one in the 2,500 years of existence of the ancient monument. But it is certainly the first time since the 5th century BC that the archaeological …

Greece’s Culture Ministry flooded the Acropolis site with thick, fresh cement paths and blocks covering the ancient rocks and triggering an outrage on social media.The Ministry claims that these cement paths aim to facilitate access for visitors with mobility problems, disabled, seniors and visitors with health problems. Protesting archaeologists and …

A young woman, allegedly a tourist, died after she fell 20 meters off the rock of Areios Pagos, north-west of the Acropolis of Athens short after noon on Tuesday. The woman estimated in her 30’s was unconscious when the fire service and an ambulance arrived, and did not respond to …

The World Heritage Center, the UNESCO coordinator for all issues related to the World Heritage of registered monuments, has launched an initiative and will send a team of experts to take under scrutiny the concrete intervention on the Acropolis. Covering the pathways with concrete in 2020 by order of the …

Τhe Central Archaeological Council (CAC) unanimously granted permission to Fashion house DIOR for photo shooting and filming at major archaeological sites such as the Acropolis, the Herodes Atticus Odeon, the Ancient Roman market, the Temple of Poseidon at Sounio and the Temple of Zeus in Nemea. Only photo shoots are …

DIOR will organize fashion show in Athens on June 17, the French luxury fashion house  announced on Friday. It will present its newest “Cruise” collection and pay a tribute to the iconic photo shooting on the Acropolis 70 years ago. “The House has chosen Athens, an exceptional destination – the …

For one more time, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni came under fire on Tuesday, after revelations that she plan to have a plaque on the Acropolis with her name along with the name the sponsor who paid for the cement paths and the eleveator for people with disabilities. Worth noting: neither …

The Sacred Rock of Acropolis is getting a new illumination system that will upgrade its uniqueness to a new spectacular event. The official opening of the illumination of the Acropolis will take place at 20:00 on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, and will be live streaming. According to a statement issued …

The gold and ivory statue of goddess Athena once installed in the Parthenon of the Acropolis of Athens will be brought back to life in the Acropolis Museum on October 28, 2019, the Museum announced in a statement. “On the occasion of the Greek National Holiday of the 28th October, …

Finally a doctor has been assigned to the archaeological site of Acropolis in Athens. The assignment is the first act by new Culture & Sports Minister Lina Mendoni and thus at a time when a heat wave is striking the Greek capital. Mendoni. The appointment was possible with just a …

It needed the tears of a 12-year-old school boy to draw attention to a problem that again sheds bad light to Greece: The platform lift for the transfer of wheelchairs up to the Acropolis has been out of order for several months. The wheel-chair-bound school boy was shocked to realize …

AMBER ALERT: The 12-year-old boy that was missing from the area of Acropolis, Athens, has been found on Tuesday, 3. July 2018. According to an announcement by Greek children charity To Xamogelo toy Paidioy (Child’s smile) Christian-Kostas Lintquist was found in the area of Egaleo, a suburb of Piraeus/West Athens. …

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama had to dig deep in the home-cooked history of his country in order to counter the call by Greek Foreign Ministry to refrain from demolishing the homes of Greek minority members in Chimara. Fantasist Edi Rama claimed that it was the Albanians who saved Acropolis …

Pope Francis will return three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures which have been held in the Vatican museums, in the form of a “donation” to the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos II. The three fragments consist of the heads of a boy, …

With an ambitious plan to bring a new era in the 182-year-old “National Garden” the mayor of Athens is pouring concrete on the natural paths throughout the historic park next to the Parliament in the center of the Greek capital. Obviously inspired by the concrete paths on the Acropolis, the …

Α new sculpture of Maria Callas was unveiled in downtown Athens on Friday afternooon. The sculpture of La Diva stands opposite the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in a small park with olive trees close to the Acropolis of Athens. The cooper work was created by sculptor Aphrodite Liti and was …

120 archaeological sites and museums across Greece will open their gates free of charge so that the public can enjoy the August full moon. At the same time a series of cultural events are scheduled August 20-25, 2021. Music concerts, theatrical performances, dance performances, poetry recitations, documentary screenings, art exhibitions, …

Greece’s Civil Protections has issued a “strong recommendation” warning for the residents of four islands regional units in the Eastern Aegean Sea due to weather change with heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms and stormy winds. The warning issued late on Thursday refers to the Regional Units of the islands: Ikaria, Samos, Lesvos …

For the second year in a row, a unique performance of ancient Greek theatre -with a twist – helps travellers in Athens to complete their experience of Greece. Right, under the Acropolis. The performance “Medea are other friends I made in Athens” is in English. It is “the funniest 60 …