Fancy a 小旅行する of the Acropolis? That will be £4,300 please! Fury as Greece 計画（する）s to bring in 'elitist' 小旅行する prices as the famous 場所／位置 is 押し寄せる／沼地d by 22,000 tourists a day

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Furious tourists have 爆破d Greek 公式の／役人s over 計画（する）s to introduce 'elitist' 小旅行する prices for 排除的 接近 to the Acropolis.?

The Acropolis, a UNESCO World 遺産 場所／位置, is a symbol of 古代の Greek civilization and has become a must-see 目的地 for tourists 世界的な.

The historic 場所／位置,?据えるd in Athens, typically welcomes around 22,000 訪問者s a day during the 頂点（に達する） summer season - which 必然的に leads to overcrowding.

To 緩和する overcrowding and 申し込む／申し出 a more intimate experience, the Greek culture 省 has introduced a 計画／陰謀 許すing small groups of up to five people to 調査する the 場所／位置 outside of 正規の／正選手 hours.

However, the 提案するd price tag of £4,285 (?5,000) for a small group has 誘発するd 乱暴／暴力を加える の中で travellers, 含むing Jackie and Malcolm Love, who were recently left bewildered at the 提案するd 率s.

Furious tourists have 爆破d Greek 公式の／役人s over 計画（する）s to introduce 'elitist' 小旅行する prices for 排除的 接近 to the Acropolis (在庫／株 image)

The couple, from Ipswich,?had visited Acropolis in April, and, upon つまずくing across congested （人が）群がるs of tourists at the 場所／位置, 選ぶd to experience it from a distance.

Speaking to the 後見人, Jackie explained: 'We didn't go, not with all those people.'

The Love's pondered whether to do a 私的な 小旅行する instead - but were left gobsmacked after discovering the sky-high cost of an '排除的' 小旅行する led by 専門家s.?

Malcolm, a lorry driver, said, 'We couldn't 支払う／賃金 that,' as Jackie 追加するd, 'Crazy prices. Certainly not for people like us.'

Under the new 計画／陰謀, up to four groups of five people each can enjoy guided 小旅行するs led by 専門家 archaeologists during 排除的 time slots from 7am to 9am and 8pm to 10pm - hours outside the 公式の／役人 開始 and の近くにing times.?

This 率先 目的（とする）s to 供給する tourists with a more intimate and いっそう少なく （人が）群がるd experience of the historic 目印 before thousands of sightseers 上がる the rocky hill?

Nikoleta Valakou, the 大統領，／社長 of the Hellenic Organization of Cultural 資源s 開発 - a 団体／死体 connected to the culture 省 said: 'We've had requests from 小旅行する 操作者s for this for a very long time.'

によれば Valakou, the 省 is 用意が出来ている to 許す 小旅行するs for individuals 供給するing they are willing to cover the group 料金 of??5,000 - which could result in the culture 省 bringing in up to??40,000 (£34,124) a day.?

The historic 場所／位置, 据えるd in Athens, typically welcomes around 22,000 訪問者s a day during the 頂点（に達する） summer season - which 必然的に leads to overcrowding (在庫／株 image)

To 緩和する overcrowding, Greek 公式の／役人s have introduced a 計画／陰謀 許すing small groups of up to five people to 調査する the 場所／位置 outside of 正規の／正選手 hours (在庫／株 image)

However, the 提案するd price tag of £4,285 (?5,000) for a small group has 誘発するd 乱暴／暴力を加える の中で travellers (在庫／株 image)

Under the new 計画／陰謀, up to four groups of five people each can enjoy guided 小旅行するs led by 専門家 archaeologists during time slots from 7am to 9am and 8pm to 10pm (在庫／株 image)

The Acropolis, a UNESCO World 遺産 場所／位置, is a symbol of 古代の Greek civilization and has become a must-see 目的地 for tourists 世界的な (在庫／株 image)

にもかかわらず the hefty cost, Valakou 追加するs that the 小旅行する 申し込む／申し出s 付加 incentives, 含むing gifts of souvenirs to sightseers. Yet, for many tourists, the prohibitive pricing remains a major deterrent.?

However, the 決定／判定勝ち（する） has 誘発する／引き起こすd 怒り／怒る の中で tourists 同様に as Greek natives, with Costas Zambas, who 前線d 復古／返還 作品 at the Acropolis for more than 25 years, 爆破ing the 手段.?

He told the 後見人: 'It's plain elitist. The very notion goes against the spirit of a place that we associate with 僕主主義. It doesn't sit 井戸／弁護士席.'?

Valakou has said that the culture 省 has taken 批評 on board, and has 主張するd that '歳入s will be reinvested,' as the newly-提案するd Acropolis 小旅行する remains a '操縦する program that will be open to change.'

It comes as?London tourist attractions have 現れるd as the biggest holiday price 引き上げ（る） of the past 50 years, によれば new Which? 分析 of the changing cost of travel.