A Modern Traveler’s Guide to Athens, Greece
Beneath the shadow of the Acropolis, Greece’s narrative flits effortlessly from Dionysian to Apollonian in its showcase of old and new, wild and orderly, chaos and beauty. Here’s how to do it right.
Athens
The Met Will Repatriate More Than 100 Greek Antiquities, But It Will Take Decades to Give Them All Back
Instead of using legal means or law enforcement, Greece has struck a deal with the Met that will see the museum gradually return 161 antiquities over the next two decades.
The Acropolis Is Being Shut Down Daily Amidst Wildfires and a Brutal Heat Wave
Wildfires raging across the country have destroyed homes and forced evacuations outside Athens.
