The acropolis ... I returned to Athens during the years I lived in Greece. I climbed up from the Hotel Phoebus in the old Plaka neighborhood in all seasons, in rain and even a rare snow.

Unusually heavy snowfall has blanketed parts of Greece, including the ancient monuments of the Acropolis of Athens. Temperatures as low as -19C (-2.2F) have been recorded in the north-western city ...