Athens Utopia Ermou Hotel Will Welcome Guests from May 14

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The Athens Utopia Ermou Hotel, located in the center of the Greek capital, is ready to open and welcome its guests as of May 14. Aiming to provide its visitors with a safe hospitality experience, the hotel will operate under the updated health protocols and guidelines of Greek and international health organizations against Covid-19. “Athens […]

Parthenon Marbles Dispute Heats Up After UK PM’s Comment

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Sculptures from the Parthenon temple on display at the British Museum. Photo source: British Museum Greece reacted strongly this week to claims made by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Britain will not return the Parthenon Marbles to legal owner Greece, reigniting an age-old dispute. “Greece does not accept the legal acquisition and ownership of […]

UK PM Says Greece’s Parthenon Marbles Will Stay in Britain

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The Parthenon Marbles. Photo Source: @British Museum British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is refusing to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece despite a request in 2019 by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In an interview to Greek daily Ta Nea, Johnson said the 2,500-year-old marble sculptures illegally removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site in

Acropolis Museum Becomes Digital

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The Acropolis Museum in Athens, has launched a new sophisticated online platform featuring artifacts of its permanent collection as well as information about its temporary exhibitions, educational programs and more. A part of the program “Creation of the Digital Acropolis Museum”, the new website is available on www.theacropolismuseum.gr and showcases the multiple

Acropolis Gets Wheelchair Lift, Now Accessible to Disabled Visitors

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Visitors with mobility issues will now have access to the Acropolis monuments in Athens thanks to a new lift and specially designed paths facilitating wheelchair access. Describing it as “an emblematic project”, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated the lift on Thursday, International Day of Disabled Persons. Onassis Foundation President Antonis

Acropolis Accessibility Pathway Works Go On Despite Reactions

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The Parthenon, Acropolis. Workers cement sections of the site to facilitate access for people with disabilities. Photo: Ministry of Culture The Greek Culture Ministry has responded to reactions concerning the repair of special paths which enable access to the monuments of the Acropolis in Athens for people with disabilities or mobility issues. Last week, several […]

British Museum Still Refuses to Return Greece’s Parthenon Marbles

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Sculptures from the Parthenon temple on display at the British Museum. Photo source: British Museum The British Museum is again refusing to return the Parthenon Marbles to their country of origin, claiming it has “no intention of removing controversial objects from public display”, according to UK media reports. In a leaked letter, UK Culture Secretary […]

The Athens Gate Hotel Opens its Doors to Guests

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The Athens Gate Hotel has announced that it will open its doors to welcome guests to the Greek capital as of August 1. The four-star hotel offers 99 rooms and is located in the historic district of Athens, directly opposite the Temple of Olympian Zeus, 500 meters from the Acropolis and 100 meters from the […]

Acropolis Museum’s Annual Performance Positive Despite Covid-19

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Photo © Acropolis Museum / Giorgos Vitsaropoulos One of the world’s leading museums, the Acropolis Museum in Athens, welcomed 1,283,125 visitors from June 2019 to May 2020 despite its forced closure on March 14 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The famed Greek museum marks its 11th anniversary over the weekend and reopened to the public after […]

Acropolis Museum Turns 11 on June 20

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The underground excavation site of the Acropolis Museum. © Acropolis Museum / Giorgos Vitsaropoulos The Acropolis Museum in Athens will soon celebrate the 11th anniversary since its grand opening in 2009. Athens’ iconic museum will turn 11 on Saturday, June 20, and will celebrate by offering reduced entry (at 5 euros) to all exhibition areas. On this […]