Acropolis, which opened in 1983, closed its doors Feb. 28. It was operated by George Kritzas, along with his late wife Maria and specialized in Greek food. Column: End of an era as Acropolis ...

The Parthenon The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on ...

View of a partially restored inner column on the Parthenon. The Acropolis Restoration team has held extensive public and academic debates on the extent to which the ruins should be restored, and ...

The Greek National Opera opened this season’s festival with Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot as Athens’ ancient theater hosts ...

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 ...

Athens is scrambling to mitigate perilously extreme summer temperatures as it juggles the needs of locals with the millions of tourists who descend on the city ever year.

Greece shut the Acropolis, its most visited ancient site, for several hours in the afternoon on Wednesday as the country baked in yet another heatwave that sent temperatures up to 38 degrees ...

From Cape Sounio, you can take a 10-minute taxi ride to the 2,500-year-old Temple of Poseidon: go early, before the coach parties arrive, gasp at the view, breathe in the calm and squint at Byron ...