Snowfall on the Acropolis this morning, winter storm Medea is officially here!

Athens, Greece

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More scenes of a very wintry Athens: the Temple of Olympian Zeus looming large in the snow!



#Greece #Archaeology #ClassicsTwitter – bei Ναός Ολυμπίου Διός (Temple Of Olympian Zeus)

A few more favorite monuments in the Athenian snowstorm: the Arch of Hadrian & the Monument of Lysikrates. The city was deserted early this morning!



#greece #Athens #Archaeology #χιονιας #ClassicsTwitter – bei Πύλη του Αδριανού (Hadrian's Arch)

Another snowy shot of the Acropolis. It’s after 10am and the snow is still coming down strong!



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A snowy visit to the north side of the Tower of the Winds in the Roman Agora. Boreas, the god of the cold north wind is working overtime today!



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It’s already noon in Athens and there’s no sign of the snow letting up. The trusty metro is still running strong through the Agora, but you can only barely see the Acropolis in the not-so-distant distance!

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The neighborhood of Plaka like I’ve never seen it before—the infinitely photogenic Kelpsidra street is usually crawling with visitors, but today it looks more like a sledding hill!



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A seriously snowy shot of the Hellenic Parliament: all hands on deck to clear the snow for the changing of the guards.

Shovels, brooms, everything but the kitchen sink!

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Want to see how you pull off the changing of the guard in the middle of a Greek blizzard?

Slow & steady wins the race!

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One last update before I go warm up for a bit: It’s after 1pm and Kolonaki Plateia is getting absolutely dusted!

Feels like the whole city is out and about now, even the policemen are having snowball fights!



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Final update for today: it’s 7pm & the snow has finally stopped falling. The sun might be down, but it doesn’t look like the snow is going anywhere tonight!

Greece isn’t just for summer holiday anymore!



#greece #athens #χιονι #μηδεια – bei Γεννάδειος Βιβλιοθήκη (Gennadius Library)