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 …
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“Acropolis flooded”: First time in 2500 years due to cement paths (videos)
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 …
Read More »Greece’s Culture Ministry ruins the Acropolis with ugly cement paths
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 …
Read More »The Acropolis of Athens may close to visitors during heatwave peak hours
The Culture Ministry announced on Tuesday the archaeological site of the Acropolis will likely close for several hours at the peak of the heatwave in the coming days. “As has already been announced by the EFA of the City of Athens and by the Organization for the Management and Development …
Read More »Shocking incident in the Acropolis Museum UPDATE
Shocking incident in the Acropolis Museum in Athens: A visitor defecated behind the Athena Niki relief on the first floor of the museum during visiting hours. The incident took place on Sunday morning, October 22 , and thus a time when the Acropolis Museum is considered as a model museum …
Read More »Contactless ticket machines installed at Acropolis and other major sites
Six contactless automated ticket vending machines have been installed at the main entrances of the Athens Acropolis, Ancient Olympia and Epidaurus archaeological sites, as well as the Archaeological Museum of Delphi, Visa announced on Thursday. The new service, the announcement said, is expected to significantly facilitate access and improve the …
Read More »Tourism Ministry ceases operation of hotel hiding view to the Acropolis
The Tourism Ministry has announced the cease of operations for the Coco-Mat Hotel in Koukaki district of Athens as the owner has not complied with the state decisions to bring down the two upper floors for they hide view to the Acropolis. The building’s permit has been partially revoked as …
Read More »ICOMOS calls on UNESCO to list the Acropolis on “World Heritage in Danger”
The World Heritage Observatory calls on UNESCO to stop the destruction of the Acropolis and include the monument on the list of “World Heritage in Danger.” Reason for this call are the interventions on the -year-old monument that altered its form with tons of concrete and other installations. NGO World …
Read More »Tragedy off Acropolis: Woman dies after fall; Spanish tourist or Athenian resident?
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 …
Read More »UNESCO to take the concrete pathways on the Acropolis under scrutiny
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 …
Read More »Greece grants DIOR permission for photo shoots, fashion show on Acropolis, major archaeological sites
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 …
Read More »DIOR to present its Cruise collection in Athens, pay tribute to Acropolis photoshoot
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 …
Read More »Of human vanity: Plaque on the Acropolis for sponsors and culture ministers
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 …
Read More »Acropolis and monuments get new light – Live streaming Sept 30
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 …
Read More »Statue of Athena Parthenos back to life at the Acropolis Museum
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, …
Read More »New Culture Minister appoint doctor at the Acropolis archaeological site
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 …
Read More »Father carries son up to Acropolis due to damaged wheelchair lift
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 …
Read More »AMBER ALERT: 12-year-old boy missing from Acropolis found safe
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. …
Read More »PM Edi Rama claims Greece owes Albanians for having saved Acropolis in 1686
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 …
Read More »Archaeological sites in Athens closed during heat peak hours
All archaeological sites in the city of Athens are closed to public between 12 o’ clock noon and 5 o’ clock in the afternoon on Thursday, July 18, 2024, due to extremely high temperatures, the Culture Ministry announced. All archaeological sites will be closed from 12 noon to 5 pm, …
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