Overtourism at the Acropolis: How is Greece handling booming visitors numbers?

Visitor numbers to the attraction were up 70 per cent last month, giving a taste of what is to come this summer without crowd control.

The Acropolis can’t help but stir a sense of wonder in visitors.

But when Caroline Kutek visited the renowned archaeological site in Athens recently, she struggled to overlook the crowds.

“The wait and the amount of people that are here are definitely overwhelming,” said the 30-year-old customer services operator from the US.

She stood in sight of hundreds of people queuing on the uphill path to the 2,500-year-old monument, an all too common sight.

Australian sales assistant Jackie Zachary admitted that she didn’t expect such a high

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