Theater beneath Athens' Acropolis holds final season before restoration shutdown
To tourists, it's the ancient theater at the foot of the Acropolis. Artists revere it for the majestic stage where legends have performed. And for locals, it's the touchstone of their summer cultural calendar. The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished summer tradition for many Greeks. But this edition marks the last before the theater that's more than 18 centuries old shuts down for maintenance and restoration work that is expected to last for at least three years. (AP Video by Srdjan Nedeljkovic. Production by Theodora Tongas)
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