The areas of the Ancient Agora and Kerameikos will remain in operation also the Athens museum.
Temperatures next week could break Europe's current record - 48.8 Celsius recorded in Sicily in August 2021.
Italian meteorologists have dubbed the next phase of the European heatwave "Charon" - a reference to the ferryman of the souls of the dead in Greek mythology. That succeeds this week's "Cerberus" named after the three-headed dog of the underworld.
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