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Greek strikers close Acropolis over Christmas
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Visitors stand outside a closed entrance of the Acropolis' archaeological site in Athens December 24, 2011.
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Hundreds of tourists were barred from visiting the Athens Acropolis on Christmas Eve after the site's guards called a strike to demand overdue weekend pay.
Visitors had to resort to taking photos of themselves outside the monument's shuttered gates on Saturday, peering through the bars to get a look at the 5th century BC temple.
"It kind of sucks because this is one of your main sites here ... It throws off our whole weekend," said Anita Amin, 25, a tourist from the United States.
Greece has been hit by a wave of strikes provoked by cuts imposed by its debt-laden government to meet the terms of lifeline bailout deals from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
The country's vital tourism industry has already taken a hit from walkouts by taxi drivers and other key workers.
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