Greece’s culture ministry on Thursday unveiled a new portal to handle bookings for visits to more than 100 archaeological sites and museums, including the world-renowned Acropolis. Over 100 archaeological sites and museums will be connected to the system from April 1st 2026.
Greece’s culture ministry unveiled a new portal to handle bookings for visits to more than 100 archaeological sites and museums, including the world-renowned Acropolis. The Hellenic Heritage website will, from April, aim to reduce queues at major tourist draws and to offer information on over 350 sites in eight languages. Greece has spent years developing an electronic ticketing system to maximise revenue and cut queues. Some three million electronic tickets were issued just for the Acropolis last year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the official presentation.
Greece in 2024 attracted 40.7 million visitors, up 12.8 per cent from 2023. The tourism ministry in December said 2025 also looked like a record year. “Our ambition is for the traveller to be able to establish a personal connection with each monument,” Mitsotakis said.
“The truth is….that the majority of visitors even today do not come to our country to experience Greek culture. This is something that must change,” Mitsotakis said.
A dedicated business-only section will provide real-time availability data to help tour operators streamline group bookings, organisers said. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said persons with disabilities and their companies will be able to select an elevator or wheelchair when booking services. Travel operators at the presentations raised concerns about being able to harmonise the new tool with their own booking systems in less than two months. “If every day tries to log on on April 1, the systems will crash,” one operator warned.
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