Greece's most famous ancient site, the Acropolis, reopened its doors to tourists after a three-day labor standoff between riot police and demonstrators eased on Friday, DPA reported.
Tourists could be seen filing through the heavy iron gate entrance of the ancient site, in the presence of riot police protesting the gates, shortly after noon Friday as guards ended a five-hour strike.
A day earlier, police had used tear gas and batons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators - mainly contract workers - who were barricading the Greek landmark for a second day in an ongoing dispute with the government over back wages and worker layoffs.
Some 200 Culture Ministry employees launched the strike, blocking access to the 2,500-year-old site in a bid to demand permanent employment and back pay for hundreds of workers with short-term contracts, who in many cases have not been paid for 22 months.