Trip to Meteora & Kalabaka
an incredible geological phenomenon
Your private tour will start from your hotel in Athens and head to the central mainland of Greece. First stop is at the battlefield of Thermopylae where King Leonidas and the 300 brave Spartans gave their lives for the freedom of Greece.
The journey continues towards Trikala, Karditsa, Kalabaka and Kastraki where we reach the Meteora monasteries. They come second in relegious importance and size after Mount Athos in Orthodox Christianity. Meteora means "middle of the sky" or "suspended in the air" and the monasteries of St. Nicolas, Grande Meteoro, Varlaam, Rousannou, Holy Trinity and St. Stephen were built on high pinnacles of rock around the 11th century and from then on and they have been continually inhabited.
You will have the chance to visit up to 3 monasteries, depending on the day, have the chance to admire the wonderful, panoramic view and and have a stop for lunch.
