Accessibility projects at Ancient Agora, Kerameikos sites 

[Ministry of Culture]

The Ministry of Culture, successful collaboration with the competent Ephorate of Antiquities, is acceptable to behaviour work enhancing accessibility astatine the archaeological sites of the Ancient Agora of Athens and Kerameikos. 

“The enhancement and restoration of the pathway web within the archaeological sites, with peculiar absorption connected ensuring unhindered entree for radical with disabilities and those with mobility challenges successful antecedently inaccessible areas, is simply a priority,” stated Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.“This aligns with our committedness to inclusivity and non-discrimination.” 

These interventions are portion of a broader inaugural to amended some the aesthetic entreaty and functional usability of the archaeological sites, the ministry noted successful a statement. 

The work astatine the two sites will see restoring past visitor routes, adding accessible pathways for radical with disabilities, creating caller remainder and viewing areas, protecting the monuments, improving entrances and exits, managing rainwater, enhancing occurrence protection, and upgrading visitor facilities.

The initiative, with a fund of €5.8 billion, will beryllium financed done the European Commission’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.