'Famous' Greek ruin turned out to be fake
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'Famous' Greek ruin turned out to be fake

Correio da Manhã30 August 2026 at 01:30

A supposed thousand-year-old Greek ruin, presented as a tourist attraction, turned out to be a fraud deliberately built in the 21st century. Tourists paid up to 40 euros to visit the site, believing they were standing before a construction thousands of years old.

The structure was deliberately aged to simulate an authentic ruin from Ancient Greece, deceiving visitors who were seeking authentic historical experiences. The hoax was uncovered, revealing the lack of rigor in the preservation and verification of archaeological heritage.

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