Greece’s ancient sites for rent as financial crisis deepens

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Greece’s ancient sites for rent as financial crisis deepens

Archaeological treasures including the temple of Delphi, the most popular site after the Acropolis, will be available as backdrops for filming and photographic shoots for as little as €1,600 (£1,339) a dayCrisis-hit Athens has turned to the glory that was Greece to help its ruined economy. The debt-choked nation has taken the dramatic step of deciding to rent out the Acropolis and other antiquities, cultural gems until now considered too sacred to besmirch with commerce.