The Acropolis shut its doors to tourists today amidst a heatwave that has seen temperatures soar to 43 degrees celsius. Greece's most popular tourist attraction, the ancient Acropolis site, shut from ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens announced the closure of the Acropolis for five hours on Wednesday due to heat wave temperatures that also shut many schools. The ancient site in the Greek ...

The ancient hilltop citadel is the nation's most popular archaeological site. Atop the Acropolis ancient hill, tourists visit the Parthenon temple during a heat wave on July 20, 2023 in Athens, Greece ...

ATHENS, Greece — A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata ...

ATHENS, Greece – Authorities in Greece have closed the Acropolis in Athens to visitors for the day due to a severe weather warning, a day after a lightning strike at the ancient site left four people ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s Culture Ministry ordered the closure of the Acropolis - the country’s biggest cultural attraction - for several hours in the middle of the day Wednesday, while authorities ...

While there are plenty of countries that rely rather heavily on tourism dollars to help power their economies, too much of a good thing invariably leads to problems. In fact, in recent years, in ...