Half-Day Meteora Cultural Tour from Kalambaka train station | 5 hours

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Half-Day Meteora Cultural Tour from Kalambaka train station
2 Adults x $31.40
$62.80
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$62.80

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Spanish
  • Local English speaking tour leader
  • WiFi on board
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Visit inside 3 monasteries and the hidden hermit caves
  • Entrance fees 9,00€ (3 euros per person at each monastery)
  • Train tickets
  • Food and drinks, unless specified

Overview

If you only have a short time to visit Meteora, don't miss this 5-hour afternoon tour of the Meteora Monasteries. Take in the panoramic views and learn about the history and myths of the area from local insiders. On this tour, you will: Visit the interior of 3 monasteries Explore the hidden hermit caves Enjoy many photo stops to capture all the monasteries and breathtaking vistas Make a lunch stop at the charming Kastraki village Our knowledgeable local guide will conduct the tour in English, and we also offer a smart audio guide in French, Spanish, and German. The tour starts and finishes at the free parking area of the train station in Kalambaka town, a very convenient location. Book your experience today for an unforgettable visit to Meteora! Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore the wonders of Meteora with local experts.

Meeting points

The tour will start and finish at Kalampaka train station.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Meteora

    Serene, spiritual, magical, mystical, extraordinary, breathtaking, immense, inspiring, impressive. These are only some of the words people very often use in an effort to describe the Meteora phenomenon. Visit Meteora, even if your interests are not deeply religious. It is the only way to enrich your feelings of spirituality that this area already exudes, no matter how long or brief your sojourn in our beautiful land.

    45 minutes

  • Great Meteoron Monastery

    The Great Meteoron Monastery is the biggest and oldest one of all. It was called the monastery that was “suspended in the air” (meteoro), because of the formation of the gigantic rock on top of which it was built. The Great Meteoro Monastery was founded by Saint Athanasios the Meteorite who was the first founder of the monastery and the organizer of the systematic koenovion. For this reason, the foundation of this monastery is considered to be a turning point, or even better, the beginning of the organized monastisicm in Holy Meteora. Hosios Athanasios was born around 1302 in the medieval town of New Patras, today’s Hypati and his lay name was Andronikos.

    1 hour

  • Varlaam Monastery

    The Holy Monastery of Varlaam is the second biggest monastery. It is located opposite of the Great Meteoro Monastery and it was founded in the mid 14th century by the exercitant Hosios Varlaam. The elegant monastery Catholicon was built in the honour of Agioi Pantes in 1541-42, by two brothers from Ioannina, the priest-monks Hosioi Theophanes and Nectarios the Apsarades. The main church was decorated in 1548. Based on stylistic criteria, this magnificent wall-painting is attributed to the famous hagiographer from Thebes, Frago Catelano.

    45 minutes

  • Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada) (Pass By)

    The Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada) is the most difficult to reach, but once you get to the very top the panoramic view of the surroundings is simply captivating! This Monastery is very close to the Saint Stephen’s Nunnery and it is perched on a steep and magnificent rock. It had already been organized Monastery since the year 1362 as indicated in a document by Symeon Uressis Palaeologos. Visitors have to follow a pathway that directs them initially to the foot of the rock, before they start walking up about 140 steps.

  • Agios Nikolaos Anapaphsas (Pass By)

    he Holy Monastery of Saint Nicholas of Anapafsas is the first Monastery that we encounter on our way to the Holy Meteora and was founded at the end of the 14th century. For the name Anapafsas there are numerous interpretations two of which are the most popular. The first one is that the name Anapafsas was attributed by one of the monastery’s benefactors, while the second explanation has to do with the monastery’s position being the first to be encountered on the way up and probably served to the pilgrims and other visitors as a resting place before continuing on.

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Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A small amount of walking is involved, but there are stairs to climb in the monasteries
  • To enter the monasteries, appropriate clothing is required; Ladies should not wear short skirts and must have long sleeves; Men are not allowed to wear shorts

Free Cancellation

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97 reviews

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    84
  • 4 stars
    11
  • 3 stars
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Showing 1-5 of 84 reviews with 5 stars

Don't miss this tour!

Published on Oct, 2024

It was a breath-taking trip. The scenery, the history, and the real education were amazing. Kudos to Tolis, our guide ( and to Maria, the guide on the tour next to ours ).

Awesome trip

Published on Aug, 2024

Fantastic tour guide. Tour conducted per description. I Will recommend this trip to all concern. The monasteries were out of the world

Fantastic experience

Published on Mar, 2024

We spent a day hiking around Meteora on our own, but would have missed out on so much of the depth of the experience if we had not taken the VisitMeteora tour! Dimitrius our guide and Sotos our driver were amazing. They shared the history of each monastery, the hermitages, the details of the towns of Kalambaka and Kastraki, the geological formation of the landscape, the religious and military context of the area, and even great restaurant recommendations. It was fantastic.

Well organized tour

Published on Nov, 2023

Fantastic tour. Very well organized, informative and entertaining. Given we had only half a day, the tour provided as much fun and adventure as possible. I would most definitely recommend this tour to anyone.

Informative well organised bus tour, excellent guide

Published on Oct, 2023

We did the afternoon train tour as we were staying in Kalambaka but did not want an early start. As their was some flooding in the area the bus was a little late arriving from Athens, we met at the train station. The tour was excellent. I have forgotten the name of our guide on 27 September but she was excellent, really informative and from the area so was able to talk about her experiences. It really bough our trip to life. We visited two of the monasteries but stopped for views of them all. It was 4 hours well spent. We did a morning e bike tour the next day and pleased we did the bus tour in the afternoon as the monasteries and roads are very busy in the morning.

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