Karaiskaki’s Square Inclusive Playground
📍 Location: 14 El. Venizelou Str., Alimos 174 56![]()
ACCESS
Access by Foot
The playground is located in the heart of Karaïskaki Square. It can be reached from various directions. The upper side of El. Venizelou Str. features tactile paving for blind pedestrians in strong colour contrast with the rest of the pavement, making this the recommended approach.
- From the ramp at the junction of El. Venizelou & Ionia Ave.:
We locate the tactile paving which immediately splits into two directions: straight ahead (towards El. Venizelou Str.) and to the right (towards Ionia Avenue). We choose to go straight. At the 2nd junction (options: straight and right), we turn right. We arrive at 5 steps and descend. There is no tactile paving beyond this point so we continue straight and descend 3 more steps. We move diagonally to the left and locate the wooden fence of the playground. We keep the fence to our left and follow it along until the entrance.
Ράμπες Πεζοδρομίου
Ολυμπίας 5-7:
Ράμπα οχημάτων που οδηγεί στο 5ο Δημοτικό. Η συγκεκριμένη ράμπα είναι προφυλαγμένη από κάγκελα. Υπάρχει μικρή καγκελόπορτα για πεζούς με σύρτη στο πάνω μέρος για να ανοίγει ανά πάσα στιγμή.
Transportation Access
By Car
There is an accessible parking space near the entrance.
By Bus
- Bus stop «G. MANTAS» towards Vouliagmenis Ave. (350 m. distance):
We get off the bus and turn left. We keep the outer edge of the pavement on our left. We go around the kiosk and continue. Once we find the ramp, we turn right and go down Kyprou Str., keeping the inner side of the pavement on our right and watching out for low-hanging branches. When the inner side of the pavement leads us to the right, we leave it behind and continue straight until we reach the ramp. From here, we cross Ionia Ave. at the pedestrian lights, pressing the button on the metal pole to activate the signal. We cross the 1st lane (traffic comes from the left) and reach the pedestrian island. We cross the 2nd lane (traffic from the right) and reach a triangular pedestrian island. This is where tactile paving begins, with good colour contrast. We follow it. At the 1st ramp we find we turn right and cross the small side street. On the opposite side, we find the tactile path again. Here there is the 1st junction (options: straight and right), we go straight. We are now on El. Venizelou Str., with traffic on our left. We follow the tactile paving for some distance; Karaïskaki Square stretches out to our right. At the 2nd junction (options: straight and right), we turn right. We arrive at 5 steps and descend. There is no tactile paving beyond this point so we continue straight and descend 3 more steps. We move diagonally to the left and locate the wooden fence of the playground. We keep the fence to our left and follow it along until the entrance.
- Bus stop «G. MANTAS» towards Poseidonos Ave. (350 m. distance):
We get off the bus and turn left. We keep the outer edge of the pavement on our left. Soon we reach a ramp. From here, we cross Kyprou Street, which has two lanes and traffic lights. On the opposite side, we find a ramp, turn left, and cross Dodekanisou Street, also a two-lane road with lights. Once we find the next ramp, we continue straight and go down Kyprou Street, keeping the inner side of the pavement on our right and watching out for low-hanging branches. When the inner side of the pavement leads us to the right, we leave it behind and continue straight until we reach the ramp. From here, we cross Ionia Ave. at the pedestrian lights, pressing the button on the metal pole to activate the signal. We cross the 1st lane (traffic comes from the left) and reach the pedestrian island. We cross the 2nd lane (traffic from the right) and reach a triangular pedestrian island. This is where tactile paving begins, with good colour contrast. We follow it. At the 1st ramp we find we turn right and cross the small side street. On the opposite side, we find the tactile path again. Here there is the 1st junction (options: straight and right), we go straight. We are now on El. Venizelou Str., with traffic on our left. We follow the tactile paving for some distance; Karaïskaki Square stretches out to our right. At the 2nd junction (options: straight and right), we turn right. We arrive at 5 steps and descend. There is no tactile paving beyond this point so we continue straight and descend 3 more steps. We move diagonally to the left and locate the wooden fence of the playground. We keep the fence to our left and follow it along until the entrance.
ΕΙΣΟΔΟΣ
Η κύρια είσοδος διαθέτει 4 λευκά σκαλοπάτια με αντιολισθητικές λωρίδες οπτικής αντίθεσης. Πρώτα ένα μόνο του, ακολουθεί μεγάλο πλατύσκαλο που σε οδηγεί προς τα αριστερά και το οποίο διαθέτει υπερυψωμένο κάδο σκουπιδιών και μετά συνεχόμενα 3 σκαλοπάτια. Στο τέλος τους στρίβουμε δεξιά, στο βάθος βρίσκεται η μεγάλη γυάλινη πόρτα του κτιρίου. Μπαίνοντας, στα δεξιά, βρίσκεται η υποδοχή και κατόπιν, πάλι στα δεξιά, η είσοδος για τον κυρίως χώρο.