A tourist at a water fountain at the Acropolis in Greece last Friday. Photo: Bloomberg
Angeliki Koutantou and Louiza Vradi
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Greece shut more ancient tourist sites in Athens on Thursday and elderly people took refuge at designated air-conditioned spots as the first heatwave of the summer persisted for a third day.
The famous Acropolis, set on a rocky hill overlooking the capital, and other nearby tourist attractions were closed on Thursday afternoon as winds from North Africa pushed temperatures towards 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit).
Source link : https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/greece-heatwave-more-ancient-tourist-sites-and-schools-shut-as-searing-temperatures-persist/a2069138262.html
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Publish date : 2024-06-14 06:38:50
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