ATHENS (AP) – Authorities in Greece are closing down the Acropolis in Athens during the afternoon yesterday for a second day as the country swelters under unseasonably high temperatures.
The Culture Ministry said the hilltop citadel, which is Greece’s most popular ancient site, was closed from midday to 5pm because of the heat. All other archaeological sites in the Greek capital will be closed during the same hours. People who have booked visits for that period can use their tickets later in the day, the ministry said.
Temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius yesterday in much of central and southern Greece, including greater Athens, the Cyclades islands and Crete.
Officials are on heightened alert for wildfires, which plague Greece every summer.
