ATHENS, July 3 — The Acropolis in Athens, one of the world’s most visited ancient monuments, has begun offering private visits for €5,000 (RM25,488), setting off protests...
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According to the official website of the culture ministry unit that manages the hilltop site, these group visits will be held outside of normal opening hours and are limited to a maximum of five people each.“The Acropolis Experience now offers visitors the exclusive opportunity to enjoy this perfect architectural expression of the Greek spirit in private,” says the Hellenic Heritage website.
According to Greek media, the first such private visit took place on Saturday with a Russian couple and their private guide.Yesterday, the site was offering unguided visits starting July 12 and with guides starting August 2. The site says tours can be conducted in English, French, German, Greek, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
“We were never given any information about how these visits are organised,” said the union’s president Georgia Kondyli.
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