• The Syntagma metro station has many exits, but the only one you can access via an elevator is the Syntagma Square exit.
• Boarding for wheelchair users is possible from the first or last car of the train.
• It is fully accessible.
• A permanent archaeological exhibition is on display in the first basement.
• The station provides an adapted WC, which you can ask to be opened for you.

From the Syntagma Square exit of the metro and the elevator, we cross the Syntagma Square downwards.

From transportation tips and directions to the beach, to details of the newest gallery that’s not in your guidebook, the seasoned experts at the This is Athens Info Point in Syntagma Square are ready to answer all your questions.

• Spot with maps and an assistant who provides tourist information.
• Easily accessible service counter.

At the lowest part of the square we find a pedestrian crossing with a ramp. The traffic light offers very little time (15’’) to cross the main street, but it remains red for vehicles for some more time. You don’t have to go up the ramp across the road. It’s preferable to pass directly to the paving of Ermou Street, which is a pedestrianised area. At the beginning of the street, you can source free, potable water from the public fountain. 

Panagia Kapnikarea is one of the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in town (thought to date from 1052) and survived being firebombed by the Ottoman Empire in 1689. Its pole position in the middle of the city’s busiest commercial street makes it a popular meet-up spot for locals and visitors.

• This old church lies lower than the level of the pedestrian area. To approach it, you will have to go down the ramp on the right.
• The ramp has a very good incline, it has no railing but a small wall instead and it isn’t slippery. It takes you to the small churchyard.
• The church itself is not accessible. The most approachable entrance for wheelchairs is the one diametrically opposite the ramp.
• This entrance has a step of 15 cm to access the landing. Then you step down a step of 9 cm to navigate the landing. Finally, there is a step of 15 cm to descend to the interior of the temple.

We continue our descent of Ermou Street and arrive at the end of the pedestrian area, which makes a corner with Aiolou Street.

One of the liveliest squares in Athens, historic Monastiraki Square rarely sleeps. Day or night, people flock to its flea markets, fruit stalls, souvlaki joints and rooftop cocktail bars (to drink in giddy Acropolis views). All of Athenian history is at your feet—from Classical Athens and Roman; to Ottoman and modern day.

• It is mostly paved with tiles.
• The food outlets here have tables outside. Usually, they do not meet accessibility standards in their interior.
• There are 2 free public parking lots for disabled people at 86 Ermou Street. and 133 Ermou Street.

At the end of the square, with the Acropolis looming in the background, you’ll find Monastiraki metro station (lines 1 & 2.)

Turn right at Monastiraki station, to explore the whirlwind of Ifaistou Street: the oldest flea market district of Athens. You’ll find everything from vintage records and second-hand clothes to leather goods, bead shops and souvenirs.

• Flat paving 200 metres long, slightly downward.
• Full of people as long as the shops are open.
• At night it empties and becomes quite dark.
• At the end of the market, we can turn left and return to our main route, Adrianou Street.

Our tour continues from Monastiraki station. Taking the street at the left of the station, Areos Street (a slightly upward street 50-metres long), we come to Hadrian’s Library.

• The Thissio metro station of line 1 “Piraeus - Kifisia” (green line) has only one elevator. In order to access it, you have to cross a steep incline (over 140 metres of distance you “rise” 3 metres of altitude). This uphill slope is located to the left of the main entrance.
• The ramp for the accessible entrance is slightly downward, without a railing.
• The station is fully accessible. Remember to embark from the first door of the first train car, where there is also the relevant signage.
• Thissio metro is equipped with an adapted toilet, which can be opened upon request.

To the right of the station our itinerary continues and we are reunited with Ermou Street, which has now turned into a pedestrian area anew. The paving is no longer annoying for wheelchairs, while the slight downward incline makes this part of Ermou perfect for strolling (it’s 550 metres long). At 150 metres from the beginning of the pedestrian area, we find the Holocaust Memorial to our right.

With its monumental tombstones and astonishing statues, the ancient necropolis of Keramikos is an extraordinary (and surprisingly below-radar) sight. There’s also a small museum housing ancient jugs, perfume bottles and plates excavated from the 4th to 5th century BC graves.

Accessibility of the site according to the website.

• Disabled people upon presentation of their ID card or passport and Disability Certificate are admitted free of charge. In case of 67% disability or more, one escort is also entitled to free entrance.
• This site is included in the combined 5-day ticket of Acropolis & Slopes, Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, Hadrian's Library, Olympieion, Keramikos, Aristotle's School with a cost of €30.
• The archaeological site of Keramikos is accessible for the most part, for visitors with mobility difficulties (with an escort’s assistance), through the main entrance.
• The Museum of Keramikos is fully accessible for visitors on wheelchairs.
• A WC for disabled people is provided.
• An accessibility map of the archaeological site that indicates the wheelchair route (in red colour) and the rugged or inaccessible route (in blue color).

After 200 metres, Ermou Street ends. This is where we find the old depot of the O.S.Y. (Road Transportation)

A former gas factory that powered Athens for over a century, Technopolis is now one of the city’s most jumping cultural venues—as well as a museum. From free live jazz to street markets, cafe society and international art exhibitions, there’s always something brewing at Technopolis.

• Flat space with bulky paving for some metres, after which there are flat spots where you can easily move around.
• Adapted toilets open to the public.
• Access for wheelchairs to most interior spaces with few exceptions.
• Accessible website.

We continue our itinerary outside Technopolis and we keep heading down until the metro station. We can do that either by travelling alongthe street of light traffic, which is only a 180-metre distance until the station, or taking the pavement.

• The pavement has ramps. The first that we meet is slippery, steep and 8 cm high.
• In 2 spots there is a narrow passage between the tree trunks and the wall. The first one is 80 cm wide, the second is 75 cm from the pavement, but technically it has a 1-metre width.