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Getting there
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus - known as the "Herodeon" - is located on the southern slopes of the Acropolis, on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street. Entry to the Odeon is from the pedestrianised Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, a walkway linking Athens’ main archaeological sites. The venue is easily accessible due to its location in the heart of the city.
Transport

By metro

Alight at Acropolis Station (Line 2)
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By bus

Alight at the Erechtheiou stop, or at the Afetiria (“last”) stop (Served by Route 230)
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Parking

Cars


There is limited parking in the surrounding area. Particularly convenient, if a little further away, is the car park of Syngrou-Fix Station (Metro Line 2). If you use the Metro for your return journey from the Odeon, you are entitled to a 50% reduction in the car park fee when you present your Metro ticket.

Coaches


There is a parking area for coaches in front of the "Dionysos Restaurant" (43 Rovertou Galli Street).
Accessibility
Ramped access is provided by a wooden, non-slip ramp that leads from the venue's stage door to the A1 section of the lower tier (see venue plan). There is also an adapted toilet, with marble access ramp, at the entrance.

Wheelchair users are granted vehicular access to the square in front of the Odeon. To avoid congestion, you are advised to arrive between 19.30 and 20.15.

Concessions are available for wheelchair users and people with severe mobility difficulties, or with visual or hearing impairment, as well as for one companion per person.

Eight wheelchair spaces are available in the A1 section of the lower tier, which has been specially adapted. Each wheelchair user is entitled to bring one companion, who sits in the A2 section immediately behind them.

The remaining available seats in the A2 section are reserved for non-wheelchair users with mobility difficulties, who are also entitled to bring one companion each. There are a total of 13 seats available in the A2 section.
Please note that the following are not permitted

1. Entry into the Odeon after the start of a performance, except during an interval.
2. The attendance of children under the age of six.
3. Smoking, and the consumption of food and drink inside the auditorium.
4. Entry into the Odeon in heels.
5. The use of mobile phones during performances.
6. Photography, with or without flash, and sound or video recording during a performance.
7. The tipping of staff.

Please note that discarded food and drink – and especially chewing gum – can damage the historical monument irreparably. As you leave, therefore, be sure to put all litter and rubbish in the waste baskets provided.