Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of the classical world. The most famous structure there is the Parthenon ...

Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. The Acropolis is consistently inundated with tourists, with as many as 23,000 visitors clogging up ... [+] the complex on some days.

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to the texts of our history books—and the subtexts of our imaginations—that it is one of those ...

The Acropolis has shut its doors to tourists amongst a heatwave that has seen temperatures soar to 43 degrees celsius. Greece ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...

Immerse yourself in Athens' ancient history and most famous archaeological sites with this half-day walking tour of the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum. Enjoy an authentic Greek lunch at a nearby ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright in a brick-lined pit ...

Renowned British actor Stephen Fry has once again advocated for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece. Speaking at ...

Restoration and maintenance works are currently underway at the acropolis of Ancient Pelinna, located approximately 16 kilometers east of Trikala in Greece. The Ministry of Culture of Greece ...