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Acropolis in the snow: The castle hill in the heart of Athens is dedicated to Athena - the patron goddess of the city and, among other things, of wisdom and art.
The photos of the Greek capital, which, like the Turkish city of Istanbul, is sinking in the snow, look like works of art.
Photo: ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / REUTERS
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Umbrellas in waiting position: The snowfall hinders the underground traffic to the Athens airport and also the air traffic.
Since Monday, an intense cold front has been causing problems such as traffic delays and power outages, especially in central and southern Greece.
Photo: ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
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Snowman: The Presidential Guard, known as Evzonas, watches the action in central Athens.
Children played in the snow in the squares and streets.
Photo: Aristidis Vafeiadakis / dpa
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Parliament building in front of gray: schools in the greater area of the capital Athens, vaccination centers and the parliament were closed.
Photo: ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / REUTERS
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Pink in the gray: The low Elpis, named after the Greek word for hope, caused low temperatures of minus 14 degrees Celsius in parts of the country on Monday night.
Photo: Yannis Kolesidis/epa
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Time for a special photo: Around Athens, numerous drivers were stuck in their vehicles overnight due to the poor traffic conditions.
The police blocked the freeway ramps in the north of the capital.
Photo: LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP
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Dance of joy in the snow: A newlywed couple from the USA are (hopefully) happy about the snow during a photo session.
Photo: LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP
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The sale continues: a small stand has bread on offer.
In many regions of Greece, civil defense sent warning text messages to residents and called on them not to leave the house if possible.
Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis / dpa
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January bath: Such pictures are more familiar from the North Sea - but on the beach in the Athens suburb of Alimos, two women have ventured into the water.
Photo: COSTAS BALTAS / REUTERS
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Others prefer an umbrella and winter coat to a bathrobe.
Photo: COSTAS BALTAS / REUTERS
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Iced palm trees: For Tuesday, the government has ordered most companies, shops and authorities to remain closed in the affected areas.
Thaw is expected from Tuesday noon.
Photo: Lefteris Partsalis / imago images / Xinhua
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It snowed not only in Athens, but also in the rest of the country - here a village on Syros.
On the island of Mykonos, beaches lay under a white blanket of snow.
Photo: Eurokinissi / dpa
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Tower on Syros: On other Cyclades islands like Andros, Naxos and Tinos, mountain villages were cut off from the outside world.
On the island of Euboea, which had to cope with devastating forest fires in the summer, the power went out in some villages.
Photo: Eurokinissi / dpa
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The Hagia Sophia with a snow cap: Istanbul also has to contend with masses of snow.
Flight operations had to be stopped here on Monday, the snow load caused the roof of a freight terminal to collapse.
According to media reports, it was the first time since its opening in 2019 that Istanbul Airport was completely closed due to bad weather.
Photo: Hakan Akgun / ZUMA Wire / IMAGO
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Umbrellas against snow: The airport partially resumed operations on Tuesday afternoon.
In the big city, bus services were temporarily suspended, and a freeway was closed for a short time.
Photo: Ibrahim Oner / imago images/ZUMA Wire
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Anglers on the Bosphorus: With yellow rain skin against the snow.
Because of new heavy snowfall from Monday evening, the authorities had advised the residents of the metropolis to stay at home as a precaution.
Photo: Serkan Senturk / imago images/ZUMA Wire
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Aerial photo in Istanbul: The authorities also predicted snowfall for the coming days, it started last week.
Photo: ERDEM SAHIN/EPA
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