Acropolis Hill in need of attention

When you read about all the work that needs to be done as a matter of urgency around the Acropolis, you wonder how the situation was tolerated for as long as it's been. 

The announcement from the Ministry of Culture regarding the wheelchair lift, the complicated and humiliating procedure for people with mobility problems to have access, the problems with the wiring and electrical panels, the debris and uncleared weeds and the shortage of lighting, is all very sensible and I am glad that these issues are being prioritized.

I hope the initiative also includes the vandalized signposts on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street pointing the way to the Herod Atticus Theater and the Acropolis, as well as the dreadful graffiti marring so many ancient stones.

I am confident that all these issues will be dealt with now that attention is being paid to the area as a result of the...

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