Overview
- The Acropolis will remain closed daily between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. local time as temperatures are forecast to reach up to 42 °C in eastern Greece and 39 °C in the west.
- The Ministry of Labour has banned outdoor work from noon to 5 p.m., affecting construction sites, shipyards and delivery services across multiple regions.
- The Hellenic National Meteorological Service warns that the heatwave will continue through Wednesday before easing on Thursday.
- Greece’s civil protection authority has raised the wildfire risk to very high for Attica, central Greece and the Peloponnese.
- These measures follow repeated summer closures and come as the Acropolis recorded a record 4.5 million visitors in 2024.