Athens, upon arrival, can be a challenging city due to the lack of a shared language and alphabet.
And like many cities, it doesn’t have a large or well-publicized public restroom infrastructure.
If you urgently need to use the restroom, you can always buy a coffee at a café and go there, although there are times when this is undesirable, perhaps because you’ve just finished a meal, don’t want to spend more money, or are in a hurry due to another commitment. For these reasons, it’s very useful to have an offline map showing the nearest public restrooms.
This list includes the most well-known establishments with easily accessible restrooms, which are:
- Some international food chains like McDonald’s and local chains like BreadFactory
- Some supermarkets belonging to the German chain LIDL and all supermarkets belonging to the Greek chain AB Bassilopoulos
- All shopping malls (although there aren’t any in the center of Athens)
- Some cafes in large department stores like Marks & Spencer and Public.
- Bus stations, the ports of Piraeus and Faliro, and Eleftherios Benizelos International Airport
- Large stores like Leroy Merlin, Praktiker, and IKEA, and the Jumbo chain (though not all locations)
- In the center of Athens: the Roman Agora, the Acropolis Museum, and Philopappos Church
- In public libraries, including the Stavros Niarchos National Library
- In public universities
And more that we’ve found while wandering the streets…
If you visit any public restrooms during your trip that aren’t on this list, please let us know and we’ll add them.
To access this collection of points of interest, you’ll need an offline map app.
We recommend OrganicMaps because it’s lightweight, fast, and open source. For more information, you can visit our FAQ section for maps and audio guides.
You can find the map of free/public toilets at this link.
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