Is Syntagma Square & Changing of the Guard worth it on a budget?
Worth itOn a budget
On a budget, Syntagma Square & Changing of the Guard still earns its price.
Free
The Evzones' slow-motion, high-kicking ceremony in pom-pom shoes is a genuinely distinctive spectacle, free, and the grand Sunday version with the full band and kilted formation is a real event. The catch: the square itself is a traffic-ringed transport hub rather than a beauty spot, and the weekday hourly change is brief and mobbed by phone-wielding crowds.