Ancient Greek culture

The archaeological site of the Acropolis will close early on Monday due to what is expected to be a day of excessive heat, authorities said.

The site will close at 2 p.m.

The decision was made to protect staff at the site and visitors from the dangers of heatstroke.

Temperatures were expected to climb to the upper 30s on Monday.

Tourists take photographs in front of the Parthenon in Athens. The Acropolis is a must on the itinerary of most of the 30 million tourists Greece welcomes every year, yet the country only has one state school turning out guides who are licensed to conduct tours of the Sacred Rock and other Greek sites and monuments, and that school currently has just 40 students.

A suspicious package that was spotted in the Evelpidon Street court complex in downtown Athens on Friday turned out morning to be crude replica of an explosive device.

Police cordoned off the area and bomb squad experts were called in when the brown paper parcel was spotted outside a door used mainly by lawyers.

The Acropolis Museum celebrates nine years since it first opened its doors, on Wednesday, June 20. To mark the occasion, all exhibition areas and the restaurant will be open until midnight and admission will be free as of 8 p.m.

American indie-rock band Calexico will perform live from the foothills of the Acropolis at the historic Herod Atticus Theater on July 3 and 4. Calexico's music combines Latin elements with country, jazz and post-rock in a genre known as "desert noir." The band's concerts are part of the Greek Festival. Both shows start at 9 p.m.

University candidates taking part in Friday's nationwide exam on the subject of Modern Greek were asked to distinguish between the notions of "education" (paideia) and "training," on the basis of a passage written by professor Dimitris Maronitis.

A battle has been raging in Greece in recent years between those who believe that any vision can be made a reality in this country and those who monotonously recite the litany that "this cannot be done."

Real Madrid TV, the free digital television station run by and dedicated to the popular Spanish sports club, has been granted permission to shoot an advertising spot on the Acropolis.

An electronic ticket for 11 archaeological sites including the capital's National Archaeological Museum and Byzantine Museum is set to come into effect from June 1 as the tourist season enters its peak, Kathimerini understands.

The Onassis Cultural Center New York is the winner of the Global Fine Art Awards' 2017 Youniversal Award, as determined by popular vote, the center said on Monday following an award gala last week.

"A World of Emotions: Ancient Greece, 700 BC - 200 AD," which was on view from March 9 to June 24, last year, received the highest number of votes in the four-year history of the award.