November 14, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
The risks of theft of small “souvenirs” from the scattered stones and marble pieces at the Holy Rock of the Acropolis of Athens are great as there are visitors who often try to take with them a small piece, even though this is exprecessely prohibited. Cameras is the solution. There …
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September 20, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Police in Athens has arrested a foreign national who visited the Acropolis and stole pieces of marble from the archaeological site. Arrested has been a 36-year-old Romanian citizen following a complain by another visitor. He was found to have stolen two pieces of marble from the archaeological site. According to …
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September 4, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A new system of timed entrance to the archaeological site of the Acropolis went into effect on Monday, September 4, 2023. The system implemented with several months delay aims to protect the monument, avoid crowding and make it easier for visitors to enjoy the experience. The daily limit of visitors …
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August 4, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
Visits to the Acropolis of Athens, Greece’s most popular archaeological site, will be capped starting next month, at a maximum 20,000 daily and subject to varying hourly entry limits, the Greek government said Wednesday. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the controls are needed to prevent bottlenecks and overcrowding at the …
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July 19, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
With several weeks delay and at the peak of the tourist seas, Greece’s Culture Ministry finally decided to apply some measures and change the number of daily visitors to the Acropolis of Athens. “The monument cannot withstand more than 20,000 visitors per day,” Minister Lina Mendoni said. Mendoni had a …
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July 18, 2023
Archeology, Culture
The union of guards at archaeological sites has decided to launch a series of work stoppages during the peak hours of the heatwave affecting the country in the next days. The work stoppages will obviously shut down archaeological sites on certain hours during July 20-23, 2023. The Panhellenic Union of …
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July 17, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Athens Surreal captured the “impacts” of the heatwave in the Acropolis and other archaeological sites in an imaginative way. The “impacts” have been created with the help of artificial intelligence and have been posted on Instagram. In the pictures published by Athens Surreal, the Parthenon can be seen melting …
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July 15, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED, weather
The Culture Ministry announced that the Acropolis of Athens will remain closed to public several hours also on Sunday, July 16, 2023, due to the ongoing heatwave. Last entrance is will be allowed at 11:30 a.m., while the spectacular ancient monument will resume operation again at 5;30 p.m., state-run news …
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July 15, 2023
Archeology, Culture, weather
The Acropolis of Athens, Knossos and other archaeological sites on the island of Crete will be temporarily closed to public for several hours on Saturday, July 15, 2023, as the heatwave that hits Greece reaches its peak with temperatures over 41 degrees Celsius also in the Greek capital. As announced …
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July 14, 2023
Archeology, Culture, weather
The Acropolis of Athens will be closed to public for several hours on Friday, July 14, as the heatwave that hits Greece reaches its peak with temperatures over 41 degrees Celsius also in the Greek capital. Friday morning, a tourist fainted apparently due to the heat, while on the Acropolis …
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July 13, 2023
Society, Very Mix
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 …
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July 11, 2023
weather
Ahead of the prolonged heatwave Greece’s Culture Ministry has decided to implement a series of increased precautionary measures at archaeological sites. At the Acropolis sun shades will be installed while, in cooperation with the Red Cross, free water will be distributed to visitors during the very hot days, media repor. …
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July 6, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
A marble fragment from the Erechtheion temple on the Acropolis will be voluntarily returned to Greece in Lyon by the Prefecture of the Rhone on Thursday. The architectural fragment, dated to the 5th century BC, is originally from the upper architectural section of the Erechtheion (Temple of Athena Polias), the …
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July 6, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
Hundreds of tourists are standing forming queues of more than 150 meters in order to visit the Acropolis of Athens. The phenomenon is not new in July since the crowds of people and the long waiting hours were reported since May.It is still surprising, though, that no solution has been …
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June 22, 2023
Greece, Politics
Former US President Barack Obama and his family visited the Acropolis Museum and had an guided-tour in the Acropolis. Barack Obama, his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia and Sasha were given a private, nighttime tour of the Acropolis and its museum on Wednesday evening. Dressed casual and armed with …
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May 26, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Thousands of tourists “besiege” the Acropolis of Athens on daily basis even though the high season for tourism is not at its peak – yet. Thousands of tourists rush to admire the archaeological magnificence of the Acropolis under unimaginable suffering: The dangers for themselves, for the monument and the works …
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May 16, 2023
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
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 …
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May 8, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek and American military aircraft will fly over the Acropolis on Tuesday morning, the Hellenic Air Force said on Monday. The symbolic flights are carried out in the context of the Greek-American ‘Stolen Cerberus’ joint drill of special operations units. Two flypasts will be carried out on Tuesday morning between …
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March 6, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A Cypriot national has been arrested while he was trying to steal stones and pieces of marbles from the Acropolis of Athens. The 26-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, March 5. It was a guard who saw the man in action and informed the police that a man was trying …
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October 27, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday condemned Turkey’s position that questions Greece’s sovereignty over its Aegean islands. “It is not acceptable for a NATO ally to question another one’s sovereignty,” he said during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, without naming Turkey. Scholz said …
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