2024-07-21 07:45:07
“We are a little disappointed because we came to see her,” he sighs. Christelle Lassera Belgian tourist, in front of the gates of the Acropolis of Athensclosed yesterday for several hours due to the heat wave that is hitting Greece.
Disappointment can be read on the faces of visitors when the closure of the site was announced, decided by the Ministry of Greek culture.
“Although, it is true that we do not want to faint” from the heat, admits this woman of about 50 years.
Her daughter, Mia, 14, dreamed of seeing this place that she studied in class. “You will be able to see it in YouTube“his mother consoles him.
The thermometer was expected to rise yesterday to 43º in some regions of Greece and around 40º in Attica, the region where the capital Athens is located.
Other visitors will have to wait to see the Parthenon and other “treasures” from the 5th century BC.
The visit was full of emotion for a woman who visited them with her sister to fulfill the “dream” of his mother, who passed away recently.
Despite this, “I think they are right (to close it), it is too hot,” he said, his face reddened by the high temperatures.
To avoid fainting, the Red Cross Greek distributed 5 thousand bottles of water in two hours among the tourists waiting in front of the Acropolis.
“Every year is worse than the previous one, and the heat waves are more intense and stronger,” he explained. Vassiliki Dalla, nurse of the Red Cross.
“Perhaps there are people from countries that never experience such temperatures,” he adds. “Sometimes they overestimate their strength.”
To climb up to the Acropolis You must take a short but steep path, which can be difficult when it is very hot.
Unable to get close to the site, many have to settle for taking photos in front of the closed doors.
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