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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens

SHOCKING: Acropolis now crisis as soaring visitor numbers overwhelm greek treasure - You Need To See This

Measures are being taken to ease the crowds at the ancient gateway to the Acropolis.
Measures are being taken to ease the crowds at the ancient gateway to the Acropolis. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

It’s official: more than 25 centuries after it was built and nearly 200 years after it began attracting tourists, the Acropolis will adopt crowd control policies to ease the very modern plague of soaring visitor numbers.

Unprecedented queues at the foot of the site, a dramatic rise in sightseers since the Covid-19 pandemic and unruly scenes at the gateway to the sanctuary have spurred the Greek government to take action.

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