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Heat forces Greek authorities to shut down Acropolis during afternoon hours for a second day running
WKMG ClickOrlando· 6 days agoA tourist uses a hand fan to cool down another one sitting on a bench in front of the Parthenon at...
Greece shuts Acropolis, schools as it braces for 43°C heatwave
Al Jazeera· 6 days agoGreece has shut the site of the ancient Acropolis to tourists, closed schools and stationed medics...
Greece shuts Acropolis to protect tourists from blistering heat
CNN via AOL· 7 days agoThe closure of the Acropolis has become an annual trend, as Greece — along with many other European...
map shows US tourist destinations sweltering in heatwave as Acropolis shuts
Newsweek· 7 days agoGreece are set to hit 43 degrees Celsius. Thousands of tourists face disappointment after the Greek...
Mysterious ancient graffiti may reveal lost temple at Athens Acropolis
Newsweek· 4 days agoThe site is dominated by the ruins of the Parthenon, a marble temple dedicated to the goddess...
Greece closes more ancient tourist sites as heatwave persists
Reuters· 6 days agoGreece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at...
Earliest-ever heat wave in Greece closes Acropolis and public schools
ABC News· 5 days agoA sweltering heat wave in Greece, recorded as the season's earliest-ever, has prompted authorities...
Earliest-ever Greek heatwave shuts Acropolis for second day
The Raw Story· 6 days agoThe Athens Acropolis, Greece's most visited tourist attraction, was closed to the public during the...
Europe’s summer heatwaves: Should you cancel your holiday when extreme weather hits?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn rare cases like the Rhodes wildfires that affected 25,000 tourists in Greece last summer,...
A glimpse of Greece’s new 15-minute city nicknamed ‘mini Dubai’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAn abandoned airport on the Athenian Riviera is being transformed into an ambitious new holiday...