Hiking Unique Meteora, from Thessaloniki
Activity Description
Huge rocks rise in the sky, living sculptures are carved from prehistoric rivers, and elements of nature. One of the 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Greece. These rock giants are also sacred places with famous monasteries hanging on steep cliffs. How were the monasteries made? How did they transport the materials? Monk climbers with pulleys and nets and bare hands have built and maintained the second-largest monastic community of the Orthodox Church in Greece since the 10th century AD.
Meteora means "floating in the middle of the sky", this you will feel as soon as you find yourself on their rocks and their view will take your breath away!
We start at 7:30 from Thessaloniki and move on the National Road towards Larissa. On our way we will stop to enjoy the imposing Olympus that will stand in front of us, we will pass through Leptokarya and Platamonas and we head for the valley of Tempe. In the valley, we will take a short walk in Pinios and through the suspension bridge, we will visit the church of Agia Paraskevi. A few words about the myth that connects the river, and the history of the area, and you will have the opportunity to see and buy find traditional fireproof clay utensils. From here we will need another 1.5 hours driving about to meet in Kalampaka, where the rocks of Meteora will stand around us, a shortstop a coffee in hand, and the necessary renewal, and in 10 minutes we will find ourselves at the starting point of our journey.
During our ascent we will see up close how these sandstone giants are made, we will cross a dense forest of oak, where we will definitely find turtles! We will pass an unknown monastery, the Lord's Hypapantis, and head to the statue of Vlachava, where we will have the opportunity to enjoy a unique view from the usually unseen side of Meteora. After our short break, we will continue towards the Great Meteoro which will emerge timidly as we cross the ridge. At this point depending on the opening time of the monasteries there is the possibility of visiting either the Megalo Meteoro or the monastery of Varlaam, we will need about 1 hour.
On our way out we will continue downhill the old path that will lead us to the vineyards and to the spot where we parked, the scene at this point is a bit reminiscent of Game of Thrones. After this 7 km awaits our tasty food in a traditional galley - a tavern in Kalampaka (optional)
Information
- Hours of travel: 3 - 4 hours (without breaks)
- Visit a monastery: 1 hour
- Distance: 7km
- Starting point: 310 meters
- Highest point: 580 meters
- Gain altitude: 410 meters
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- Cancellation 72 hours or more prior to the agreed activity starting date. You are automatically reimbursed for the full activity price.
- Cancellation between 24 hours and 72 hours prior to the agreed activity starting date. You are entitled to a 50% reimbursement
- Cancellation 24 hours or later are what we call last-minute cancellations. No reimbursements will be effected
* If the activity is canceled by the activity provider (due to weather, non-completion of minimum entries, force majeure, etc.), the price of your activity, is refunded in full.
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Location
Meeting Point
Region: Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
Address: Meteora
Point of activity
Region: Kalampaka, Trikala