Tag Archives: Meteora
Climbing to the Monastery of Great Meteoron
Climbing to the Monastery of Great Meteoron is definitely something you should do if you find yourself in Meteora. Great Meteoron or Megalo Meteoro in Greek is the church of the Metamorphosis (Transfiguration). It was founded by St Athanasios, a monk from Athos, and was built with huge stones on the highest rock of the [...]
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A visit to Kalambaka at Meteora
A tour to Meteora is not complete without a visit to Kalambaka, a small modern town situated in Trikala Prefecture in central Greece, 352km away from Athens and 237 km from Thessaloniki. Although Kalambaka is a lovely town itself, the dramatic backdrop of the suspended rocks of Meteora overshadows even the most picturesque spots of the [...]
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Meteora Monasteries
Meteora Monasteries on the Meteora Suspended Rocks Meteora is the Greek word for the suspended rocks, a name that attributes completely the spectacle you see when you reach the plain of Kalambaka and you see the imposing and stunning rocks. The Meteora monasteries rise at the central Greece, where River Pinios surges into the Thessaly [...]
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4-day private tour to Thessaly and Peloponnese
Corinth, Corinth Canal, Mycenae, Nafplion, Ancient Olympia, Rio, Nafpaktos, Galaxidi, Delphi, Arachova, Meteora. This private tour offers you the best opportunity to follow the classic route from Athens to Peloponnese and Thessaly, that takes you to the most important and significant cities of the antiquity and learn a great deal about the Greek Mythology, Ancient [...]
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2-day private tour to Delphi and Meteora
Athens – Arachova – Delphi – Kalambaka – Meteora – Thermopylae – Athens From Athens to Delphi Our Delphi tour starts from Athens; we will be driving on the National Highway that will take us to Central Greece and the Voiotia Prefecture, where the historical Monastery of St Loukas, dating from the 11th century BC, [...]
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7-days tour in Greece
Seven Days Private Taxi Tour in Greece (Athens – Corinth – Nafplion – Ancient Olympia – Rio Bridge – Nafpaktos – Galaxidi – Delphi – Meteora – Thessaloniki – Vergina) The 7-days tour in Greece organized by Athens Taxi Tours will take you to the most important and breathtaking sites in Athens and Greece. You [...]
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10-day tour in Greece
Ten days Private Tour in Greece (Athens – Corinth – Mycenae – Nafplion – Epidaurus – Diros – Messene – Ancient Olympia - Delphi – Meteora – Tempi – Zagori Villages – Vikos Gorge – Perama Caves – Ioannina - Preveza- Nafpaktos) This well appointed and organized 10-day private tour in Greece by Athens Taxi [...]