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Greece’s Culture Ministry alleges the sportswear giant used images of the protected historical site without permission

The campaign could breach the country’s antiquities law, culture minister says

The Athens Acropolis, Greece's most visited tourist site, was closed to the public during the hottest hours of Wednesday as the season's earliest-ever heatwave swept the country, prompting school closures and health warnings.

The sacred flame for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit Tuesday in Greece’s ancient Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Games, kicking off an epic torch relay stretching from the Acropolis to the South Pacific.

Greece is planning to offer exclusive guided tours of the ancient Acropolis, its most powerful tourist magnet, to handfuls of well-heeled visitors outside normal opening hours

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