Tag Archives: Acropolis

The Council of State, Greece’s top administrative court, has once again rejected an appeal by the Coco-Mat hotel in the Makrygianni neighborhood of central Athens over its height. The supreme annulment court dismissed an appeal by Blue Cedar Investments, which sought to overturn a decision by the Culture Ministry to …

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Guards at the site of the Acropolis and all archaeological sites and museums using electronic tickets will hold a four-hour warning strike from 8:00 to 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 24, 2024, they said today, Wednesday. Their union PEYFA said that the work stoppage was decided to protest a decision …

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The Acropolis of Athens will be closed from 12 noon until 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to soaring temperatures expected to reach up to 38 degrees Celsius in the shade. The Culture Ministry said in an announced that the measure aims to protect both visitors and workers. The measure will …

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A Russian couple were the first tourists to enjoy the first private tour in the Acropolis of Athens. For this exclusive service they paid of 5,000 euros. The first private tour of the Acropolis took place on Saturday night, June 29, media reported. A Russian couple reportedly made the first …

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The Culture Ministry announced on Wednesday morning that the Acropolis of Athens will be closed to visitors during the peak hours of the heatwave. The Acropolis will be closed form 12 o’ clock noon until 5 o’ clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Those who already have …

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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 …

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Α tourist waiting in line to visit the Acropolis of Athens fainted on Tuesday morning when temperature began to rise over 37 degrees Celsius at the start of a heatwave. According to Action24 TV, it was short after 10 o’ clock in the morning and 33 degrees Celsius when the …

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Greece’s leading archaeological site and one of the monuments of world cultural heritage, the Acropolis, turned into a stage of kitsch with young men and women dressed in ancient Greek attires, with goddess Athina and god Poseidon blessing the event with their presence. The unthinkable ‘event’ to entertain a group …

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“Our Seas are not for Sale!” With this illuminated message on the Acropolis, the Sounion Cape and other locations, the Greek branch of Greenpeace sent a clear message to the country’s political leadership on the occasion of the “9th International Ocean Conference Our Ocean” currently taking place in Athens. Addressing …

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Greece’s Tourism Ministry sealed the last two floors and the roof-bar on the top of  the Coco-Mat hotel in central Athens last Friday. The sealing comes in implementation of the ruling of the Council of State that was issued in 2019 and implemented end of March 2024, after the Court …

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The lights on the Acropolis, the Presidential Mansion, the Parliament and other public buildings were switched off for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 on Saturday evening to mark the global environment even Earth Hour. Video: Light off on the Acropolis via amna.gr Video: Lights go out at the building …

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Sophia, the globally renowned humanoid AI robot, recently toured Athens and was captured in a photograph against the backdrop of the Acropolis. To add the icing on top of AI kitsch, robot Sophia was dressed in ancient Greek gown including a warm wool coat against the winter chills and wore …

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Guards at archaeological sites across Greece walked off work for four hours on Tuesday to protest government plans to outsource ticketing for the Acropolis. Guards warn of more protest actions. The work stoppage took place form 8 a.m. until 12 o’ clock noon on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. The union …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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