It took an Olympics and a Paralympics to do it.... but now Athens can be truly proud of becoming a more accessible, user-friendly city. The sports venues, the athletes' village and the streets of central Athens, plus shops, tavernas and cafés have all been praised for the accessibility improvements for wheelchair users, visually impaired and older people. Sure, it was a lot easier for everyone to get around these last few weeks. And not forgetting the excellent public transport system of fairly accessible trains, stations, trams, Metros and buses, which all helped to play their part. Sadly accessible TAXIS are scarce (- I know only of two), and they are only available at a scandalous price, so something must be done about that. Amazingly the Acropolis has been equipped with a temporary wheelchair lift which scales the north wall like an ancient siege machine, worthy of Archimedes himself. If you have a head (and a stomach) for heights, try it!
