The government of Greece announced that it will limit the number of daily visits that can be made to the famous Parthenon and the Acropolis of Athens, in order to avoid over tourism and protect this ancient monumental complex, the most visited in the country and recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The new measures will begin to be applied on a trial basis from September 4, and will be permanent from April 1, 2024: they will include limiting visits to the Acropolis to 20,000 daily, also establishing other limitations depending on the time.
Currently the Acropolis – which in 2022 received more than 3 million visits – remains open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., but most tourists who come to see the Parthenon do so before noon, mainly those who come with guided groups; under the new visit regulation system, 3,000 people will be allowed to enter the monument from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and 2,000 visits from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., varying the number in the following hours. Greece also announced that it will introduce similar limits on other monuments in the country to fight against over tourism.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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