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Greece Says Leave Your High Heels At Home

Where: Greece
May 22, 2009 at 11:51 AM | by | Comments (8)

If you've decided that this is the summer you're going to party in Greece, you'd better check your packing list and take out your high heels.

Officials in Greece are trying to get stiletto heels banned at important archaeological sites because these evil heels are damaging the ancient stuff. To quote Eleni Korka, a director taking care of such ancient sites:

Female visitors must wear shoes that do not wound the monuments. These monuments have a skin that suffers and people must realise that.

Too many tourists is a bit of a problem at many of the ancient sites in Greece - a few years ago they did a big clean-up of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus theater in Athens and removed 59 pounds of chewing gum stuck under the seats in the process. For some reason they haven't thought of banning chewing gum a la Singapore, but the anti-stiletto movement is growing strong.

Related Stories:
· Women Banned From Wearing Stilettos at Ancient Greek Sites [Daily Mail]
· Will This Be The Summer You Party in Greece? [Jaunted]
· Greece Travel Guide [Jaunted]

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who goes sightseeing in heels?

that just seems miserable and silly to wear stilettos while sightseeing.
juliana on May 22, 2009 at 12:05 PM #Permalink

Marble

Many of these ancient monuments are made of smooth, polished marble that can be quite slick, even when dry. I almost busted my ass at the Acropolis, and I was wearing Doc Marten boots with those super soles that are supposed to make you invincible. So if you don't care about damaging the ancient ruins, at least be mindful of your own personal safety and save the FMP's for the nightclubs.
Victor Ozols on May 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM #Permalink

Here, here!

Oddly, I saw quite a few ladies in stilettos at the Acropolis in Athens. Given the rough terrain, I'd say that stilettos are probably more harmful to the wearer than the Acropolis. I would probably break my leg.
poweredbytofu on June 2, 2009 at 4:41 PM #Permalink

er... hear hear!

And by "here, here" I of course mean "hear, hear!" ;)
poweredbytofu on June 2, 2009 at 4:42 PM #Permalink
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Chewing Gum!??!

What kind of self respecting person would put gum under the marble seat of a 2,500 year old theater? If you don't respect yourself, at least respect others' historical treasures.  
LegalLuke on June 24, 2009 at 11:48 AM #Permalink

You'd be surprised - or maybe not

But the people who leave chewing gum under 2500 year old marble seats are in the same class as those who take or deface petroglyphs, steal petrified wood from national and hauled off everything they could dig up and drag away from Stonehenge.
kelsorogers on June 25, 2009 at 6:54 PM #Permalink

hello

really mind blowing article.well done...... callaway x
lalpri on June 30, 2009 at 12:38 AM #Permalink

The answer!

Answer: Japanese and Koreans. When DON'T they wear stilettos? Answer: Only indoors.
krampus on July 10, 2009 at 7:37 AM #Permalink
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