The last metaling framework was taken down from the west side of the Parthenon late last month, allowing a clear view of the entire monument from the side of the Roman-era Herodes Atticus Odeon
A one-month-old baby was discovered near the Acropolis and taken to hospital. Hours later, the child’s mother appeared at a police station claiming her baby had vanished while under another man’s care
As you walk down Tripodon, you are struck by the mismatch between the sight of the Acropolis and the Erechtheion on one side of the street and the dirty, overloaded garbage bins and general chaos on the other
Following a formal complaint by the Greek Ministry of Culture about the night drone show over the Acropolis in Athens, the Prosecutor’s Office ordered an urgent preliminary investigation into the case. The head of the Athens First Instance Prosecutor’s Office, Aristidis Koreas, initiated the probe, which will be carried out by the Acropolis Security Department […]
SYRIZA, in its statement, accused the government of "offensive commercialization" of the country's cultural heritage.
Access to the Acropolis archaeological site is increasingly difficult, particularly for people with disabilities, the sick, and those with mobility issues. The elevator is out of order, toilets are in short supply, and metal barriers obstruct access to the Areopagus.
Professor Juan de Lara used archaeology and advanced 3D technology to point to 'advanced lighting techniques to transform the inside of the Parthenon into a stage of divine spectacle'
Some of the first color photographs of Athens and the Cyclades are now available online
Based on the high court’s decision, an outlay of 350,000 euros to demolish the top floors of the Coco Mat hotel will be borne by a prefectural administrative entity
The new admission area is designed to improve visitor flow management and showcase the archaeological site more effectively.
Many archaeological sites and museums in Athens, Thessaloniki, Crete, ancient Olympia, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Delphi, and Rhodes will be impacted by the work stoppage today, July 25.
The Ministry of Culture has announced adjustments to the operating hours of the Archaeological Site due to anticipated high temperatures exceeding 40°C
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced that the monument would remain closed between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday due to extreme heat
Starting today, on Orthodox Palm Sunday, visitors to the Acropolis Museum in central Athens will have the unique opportunity to attend a series of short concerts of sacred or devotional music. According to the organizers, the short concerts aim to highlight sacred music’s contributions to the development of Western culture. The musical events will continue […]
A previous Council of State (CoS) decision stipulated that anything built above 24 meters at the structure is illegal
Exhibits loaned from museums around the world depict 'Personifications and Allegories from Antiquity to Today'
Changes in pricing policy and the abolition of a distinction between winter and summer ticket prices approved by Central Archaeological Council
Visitors, many from around the world, waiting to visit the Acropolis archaeological site on Tuesday morning were in store for an unpleasant surprise, as a union representing guards declared what it called a 24-hour “warning strike”. According to the union (PEYFA), which represents guards at archaeological sites around the country – all of whom enjoy […]
Under Antonis Samaras's tenure, the Acropolis Museum opened to the public