Accessible- Companion: Top of the Acropolis

OVERVIEW

This excursion is for guests that use a cane/walker, have limited mobility issues or for companions of those guest that have booked mobility equipment tour.

Those guests that are fully dependent on their mobility device please book: PIR-A2 Accessible - Mobility Equipment: Top of the Acropolis

Tour includes step-free routes, shorter distances and no stairs. Accessible restrooms with wide doors for wheelchairs are present along the tour route. Vehicles are adapted with an access ramp (or lift where available) to accommodate a limited number of wheelchairs and/or mobility scooters. Guides are not allowed to push wheelchairs; therefore, guests needing special assistance must be accompanied by an able-bodied.

See the architectural treasures that crown the Acropolis and browse a collection of artifacts that were excavated there. From the top of the Acropolis, which can be reached by elevator, you will enjoy spectacular views of Athens and the surrounding landmarks. They include the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion temple and the Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the Acropolis. These buildings from antiquity are so extraordinary that UNESCO has deemed the entire complex a World Heritage site. To enhance your understanding of these architectural wonders, you will browse the Acropolis Museum, whose design mirrors that of the Parthenon. As you proceed from floor to floor, you will view artifacts from several time periods, pieces of the Parthenon’s frieze and parts of the decorated parapet that surrounded the Temple of Athena Nike. Those decorations include a bull being led to sacrifice and the Goddess Athena resting on a rock after being victorious in battle.

HIGHLIGHTS

• See the landmarks atop the Acropolis, including the famed Parthenon and Temple of Athena Nike.
• Gain insight into why UNESCO declared the Acropolis a World Heritage site.
• Be awed by the treasures excavated from the Acropolis, which are displayed in the Acropolis Museum.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Guests using electric wheelchairs or mobility scooters must transfer to a manual wheelchair to use the elevator. A manual wheelchair can be provided if needed. Only one manual wheelchair user, plus one companion, are allowed on the elevator at a time. Guests who do not use mobility equipment or who are not accompanying someone using mobility equipment are not allowed in the elevator.