The Acropolis is closing temporarily on Tuesday as soaring temperatures continue to grip Greece, the BBC reports.
The popular site in the capital city of Athens was shutting from 13:00-17:00 local time, the country’s culture ministry said.
Highs of 42C are forecast for parts of the European country on Tuesday and a category four wildfire warning, signaling a very high risk, is in place in several regions.
It comes as wildfires were reported in other parts of the continent, including France and Spain’s Catalonia region, weeks after they were hit by a deadly early summer heatwave.
Changes to the Acropolis’ opening hours were announced on Monday after extreme heat returned to Greece on Sunday.
Its closure on Tuesday – with highs of 38C expected in the city – is not the first time extreme heat has shut the popular attraction – having done so in June and last July.
Authorities said the closure was for the “the safety of workers and visitors” at the site, which is visited by tens of thousands of people every day, totaling 4.5m in 2024
