Rare Thisguylikestocruise Posted June 24 #1 Share Posted June 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted June 24 #2 Share Posted June 24 This has been going on for many years. Our last visit to the Acropolis was delayed due to 100 degree temps, and that was 13 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburgher Posted June 24 #3 Share Posted June 24 This year they have been closing for 2 or 3 days as recently as last week, and the usual hours are the hottest ones between 12 noon and 5pm which I think are the same or similar to the closure times last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted June 25 #4 Share Posted June 25 I don't know about other Greek sites, but the Acropolis has for many years quite frequently closed in the afternoons due to the heat. Regardless of closure I and others have always suggested making the Acropolis the first place to go to avoid the afternoon heat - and crowds. Same at other places in the world - Ephesus, Pompeii (but not Herculaneum), and walking the walls in Dubrovnik spring to mind. All of them have no (or virtually no) shade. JB 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinburgher Posted June 25 #5 Share Posted June 25 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Bull said: don't know about other Greek sites JB the closures usually affect all open-air sites and monuments, not only the Acropolis, although that is the one which usually hits the headlines. And yes, it has been the situation for a number of years. Officials of the Greek Ministry of Culture make the decisions. Edited June 25 by edinburgher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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