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About ancient history. and he believes the ancient greeks themselves would have been ok with this upgrade. ancient greek civilisation, culture, is an anthropocentric culture. that means they created their gods in the image of themselves — zeus, hera, aphrodite, and so on. and between them, they had hephaestus, a very hard—working metalsmith and very powerful god, and he was lame. wow, thats incredible — disabled gods or gods with disabilities. im learning so many new things. this is amazin...

Greece, a firm favourite with package holiday and culture lovers alike. in fact, almost a million of them arrived here every week last summer to soak up the sun. with summer fast approaching in europe, we thought its time to take a look back at some travel show greek adventures. and what better place to start than athens, the countrys capital city? we went to see the ancient monument of the acropolis, which is facing up to the challenge of becoming more accessible, proving even historical sites ...

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Home to the acropolis and whitewashed houses set against stunning blue sea and sky. were in greece. greece, a firm favourite with package holiday and culture lovers alike.

Wow! id never make it up there. but help is at hand. all i have to do is catch my breath and admire the scenery as i wait for the brand—new lift built to comfortably accommodate two wheelchairs at a time. but not everyone sees with some critics calling it well, i think it beats climbing flights of steps any day of the week. this is all right. look at this view! this isjust... i mean, this is an extra part of the trip. this is a part that only we get! all the other good old—fashioned two—le...

Helping disabled people. there are plans in place to make with the installation i, for one, think this attraction is setting a good example to historic monuments and im really happy that i get to experience the acropolis now. amazing work allowing everyone and if youre going, in athens is also fully accessible and contains one of the worlds top collections of greek antiquities. now, the harbours around greece can be full of super yachts and cruise ships, but this life—size replica

Tourist attraction and, pre—pandemic, over 3.5 million people climbed to the top each year. one good thing to come out of the lockdowns was there was finally the time and the space to make the site more accessible to those with mobility issues. just seen a sign for disabled entrance, i think. yeah. you know what? its still a mission to get up here. i can see why the ancient greeks were so fit. you have to be a god to get up this ramp. lets do it! which way am i going? this way? thank you. reme...

Who gave the city of athens its name. wow! i have never been so happy to see concrete. that is amazing. ive actually been here before and, the last time i was here, this was all rough and gravelly but now i get to experience the acropolis and i get this wonderful view of the parthenon. this is brilliant. i want to take these but improvements is not a word some would use when describing the work carried out at the site. not everyone is happy with the renovations that have gone on here at the acro...

Now, some people have complained about the concrete slabs being laid down, saying that its hiding the original features of the acropolis and even wounding the stone here. but ive been told that these slabs can be raised and youll still have the original features this is some of the original stone, and its smooth anyway. rival historians claim the work carried out is a means to get more tourists to visit, and is disrespectful to the sites diverse past. im heading down to the acropolis museum to m...