Athens Acropolis to partially close Wednesday amid heat wave

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The ministry said the UNESCO-listed archaeological site would close from midday to 5 p.m. local time, with temperatures expected to reach 43 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and Thursday.

Tourists walk around the Acropolis hill during their visit to the Parthenon temple amid a heat wave, Athens, Greece, July 14, 2023. /CFP

The first heat wave of the year in Greece, regularly hit by searing summer temperatures, is due to peak over the next two days, and the ministry said the measure could be extended.

The Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry has warned of a very high risk of fires in the Attica region that surrounds Athens.

Schools will remain closed in several regions of the country on Wednesday and Thursday, including in the capital, while the work ministry has advised public sector employees to work from home.

The Acropolis was also forced to close in July last year during a two-week heat wave unprecedented in its duration.

A record number of almost four million visitors flocked to the site last year, with its popularity boosted in part due to tourists arriving on cruise ships calling in at the port of Piraeus near Athens.

(Cover: Tourists walk around the Acropolis hill during their visit to the Parthenon temple on a hot day, Athens, Greece, July 14, 2023. /CFP)

Source(s): AFP