The duration of the snowstorm in Attica this week was 36 hours. The beautiful snow…
Tag: Acropolis
Deputy Civil Protection Minister for Crisis Management Nikos Hardalias expressed his belief that by midnight…
Heavy snowfall disrupted normal life and services across Greece’s capital city on Tuesday. The beautiful…
Athens was blanketed in a cover of snow overnight, allowing photographers, professional and amateur, to…
On February 8, 1912, Emmanouil Argyropoulos (Εμμανουήλ Αργυρόπουλος) became the first Greek pilot to perform…
“The Evzones of the Presidential Guard are the custodians of our historical memory,” President of…
The temple of Hephaestus and the monument to Philopappos shines like never before. The design…
The Presidential Guard (Προεδρική Φρουρά) are the epitome of bravery and freedom, honouring the heroes thousands of years on, who fought and sacrificed for the land on which they stand on.
Hours of torrential rainfall on Thursday flooded parts of Athens, including the Acropolis. Images of…
The new wheelchair access lift for disabled people to reach Acropolis Hill was inaugurated today…
Standing 277 meters above sea level, Lycabettus Hill (sometimes spelt Lykavitos) is the highest point…
“Oh God! What a place. Why did I come so late?” Those were the words…
Work is underway to create a path for wheelchair users, elderly citizens and others with…
The British Museum may refuse to return the Parthenon sculptures and marbles to Athens, but the University of Sydney is donating an entire Lego Acropolis to the Acropolis Museum.
For anyone heading to Athens, the Acropolis is a definite must-see. We have put together some interesting facts to shine even more light on this monument which is a universal symbol of civilisation and one of the greatest architectural complexes to ever be built.
“We bow with respect to the memory of those who fought for freedom, with the…
On Thursday, 12th October 1944, the Germans lowered their swastika flag from the Acropolis and…
“The light of the 21st century embraces the Acropolis. It is a celebration beyond borders…
The new lighting of the Acropolis took place at 20:00 and in the presence of…
In the presence of Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister of Culture…