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 ...

Take a virtual tour of the Acropolis of Athens, one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Explore the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike, which stand as ...

French photographer and draughtsman Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey took the first picture of the Acropolis of Athens in ...

Authorities in Athens closed the Acropolis for several hours due to high temperatures. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens closed the Acropolis to visitors for several hours Tuesday due to ...

A new lighting system was unveiled at the Acropolis on Wednesday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said would serve to illuminate the democratic principles of ancient Greece as well as the ...

(CNN) — One of Greece’s most famous landmarks is trialing limiting its daily visitors, starting today. The Athens Acropolis archaeological site attracts visitors from around the world keen to marvel ...

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 ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --In an effort to keep hoards of tourists from ruining the ruins in Greece, Athens' most famous landmark -- the Acropolis -- started limiting visitors Monday. A new booking website now ...

Government officials in Greece announced that only a certain number of travelers would be able to visit the Acropolis of Athens each day, starting next month. According to The Associated Press, Greek ...

TATOI, Greece (AP) — More than 500 firefighters struggled through the night to contain a large forest blaze on the outskirts of Athens, which raced into residential areas Tuesday, forcing thousands to ...

A new concrete pathway to facilitate wheelchair access to the Acropolis in Athens has fuelled a row between authorities aiming to broaden access to Greece’s most famous ancient monuments and critics ...