- Title: Acropolis tourists brave scorching heat to see ancient monument
- Date: 22nd July 2023
- Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (JULY 22, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TOURISTS QUEUEING TO SEE ACROPOLIS VARIOUS OF TOURISTS STANDING WITH UMBRELLAS TOURISTS SITTING ON CURBSIDE, DRINKING WATER VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DRINKING WATER TOURIST LYING ON GROUND IN SHADE TOURISTS STANDING IN SHADE MAN POURING WATER OVER HIS HEAD (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOURIST FROM CANADA, VANESA DAIRO AND TOURIST FROM T
- Embargoed: 5th August 2023 11:51
- Keywords: Acropolis tourists heatwave in Greece high temperatures
- Location: ATHENS, GREECE
- City: ATHENS, GREECE
- Country: Greece
- Topics: Environment,Europe,Temperature,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001906922072023RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: As heatwaves raged throughout the Greek capital on Saturday (July 22), hundreds of tourists waited in scorching heat for a chance to see the Acropolis.
Several Red Cross volunteers handed out water bottles and provided first aid to the visitors seeking shade under nearby trees.
With temperatures expected to hit 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) at the weekend, during the peak summer tourist season, the Culture Ministry said all archaeological sites, including the Acropolis monument, will shut between 12 noon and 5.30 p.m. (0900-1430 GMT) until July 23.
Greece recorded its deadliest and longest heatwave ever in July 1987, while extreme heat swept the country for 11 days in the summer of 2021, prompting devastating wildfires near Athens and on the island of Evia.
Meteorologists have warned that sweltering temperatures will last until the end of the month.
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