Greece sees fall in visits to ancient sites

Tourist visits to Greece's ancient sites and museums fell sharply last year over the year before, bringing a consequent loss in revenue, according to the national statistics office. The number of museum visitors plunged 18.7 per cent to 1,994,864 last...

Tourist visits to Greece's ancient sites and museums fell sharply last year over the year before, bringing a consequent loss in revenue, according to the national statistics office. The number of museum visitors plunged 18.7 per cent to 1,994,864 last year, while famous archaeological sites saw falls of up to 30 per cent, the office said.

Global revenue came to almost €48.5 million, down 2.8 per cent.

The Athens acropolis attracted most visitors with 1,071,060, a decline of seven per cent, trailed by the Minoan place of Knossos in Crete with 610,664, down 10.2 per cent. Ticket sales at Delphi fell by 27.2 per cent and at Corinth by 33.8 per cent. Of the museums, the Athens archaeological museum was the most popular, followed by the palace of the Knights of Rhodes.

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