Maintaining monuments requires money: visiting ancient sites in Greece becomes more expensive, up to 30 euros
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From April, entrance to museums and archaeological sites in Greece will become more expensive, with a ticket to the Acropolis costing 30 euros. Free admission for EU citizens under 25 years of age remains.
From April, visitors to museums and archaeological sites in Greece will have to dig deeper into their pockets to gain access. The price of admission to the most famous sites reaches 30 euros.
UNN reports with reference to Η Καθημερινή and T-Online.
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Greece continues to develop a policy that was adopted in December 2023, which takes into account the increase in attendance at monuments and museums, and supports the increase in the price of admission to all the most famous ancient monuments of the country.
Thus, the price to visit the Acropolis in Athens was recently increased from 20 euros to 30 euros. This is reported by the Ministry of Culture of Greece. In the same context, a visit to the Knossos Palace in Crete now costs 20 euros, and the Delphi Oracle also costs 20 euros.
Nevertheless, adults over 65 pay 15 euros to visit the Acropolis.
The increase in the cost of a ticket to the Acropolis from 20 to 30 euros from April 1 is the second stage of the Ministry of Culture's new pricing policy for archaeological sites and museums.
It is explained that the new tariff classifies archaeological sites and museums of the territory into five categories (mainly depending on the number of visitors). The first concerns only the Acropolis, but the rest - for objects with an annual number of visitors up to 200,000 visitors - costs from 20 euros. For places with less than 15,000 visitors per year - up to 5 euros.
A nice bonus that remains unchanged for the time being is that EU citizens under the age of 25 can enter for free. However, they must present an identity card or passport when purchasing a ticket. Young people from non-EU countries under the age of 18 can also visit famous historical sites for free.
Let us remind you
The Italian Antitrust Authority fined a ticket sales company and six tour operators almost 20 million euros for accumulating tickets to the Colosseum, limiting tourists' access to the Roman amphitheater.