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Meteora Half-Day Small Group Monasteries Tour with Hotel Pickup 20% OFF
Meteora, Greece, Europe
$33.14
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Overview
The Meteora Half-Day Tour offers a captivating journey through a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where dramatic rock formations intertwine with rich spiritual history. Join a small group to visit the interiors of three iconic monasteries and capture stunning panoramic views.
- 🚌 Hotel pickup and drop-off included from Kalambaka or Kastraki, ensuring a hassle-free start to your adventure.
- 📸 Visit three remarkable monasteries, including the Great Meteoron, Varlaam, and Roussanou, each steeped in history and breathtaking architecture.
- 🎧 Multilingual smart audio guide available in 10 languages, featuring over 20 geo-located points of interest for an enriched experience.
- 👥 Knowledgeable English-speaking tour leader to provide fascinating insights about the monks and the history of Meteora.
- 💧 Bottled water provided to keep you refreshed during your exploration of the stunning landscapes.
- 📶 Free WiFi on board allows you to share your experience in real-time with friends and family.
- 🗺️ Accessibility options available, including the most accessible monastery where you cross a small bridge instead of climbing steps.
- 💳 Entrance fees for the Meteora monasteries are not included; please bring cash as some monasteries do not accept credit cards.
- 👟 Comfortable footwear recommended to navigate the terrains of the monasteries and surrounding areas with ease.
- 👗 Dress code enforced at monasteries: men must wear trousers and long sleeves, women should wear long skirts; clothing provided if needed.
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Meteora Monasteries Half-Day Small Group Tour with Transport
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
- Hotel pickup and drop-off to/from Kalambaka or Kastraki
- Free smart audio guide in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish.
- Tour is guided in English only. Additional languages (Spanish, French and German) are available on a free audioguide.
- Bottled water
- Free WiFi on board
- Guide will not escort inside the monasteries
- Meteora Monasteries x 3 Entrance fees are not included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- The 24 monasteries emerged on the countless summits of the rocks from the 14th until the 16th century, 6 of them remaining to be explored and admired by all. These monasteries became the centers of the Orthodox creed in the Byzantine era, having produced some of the best pieces of religious art and craft and still possessing a collection of precious manuscripts, which today are on display in their museums. The Meteora monasteries have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Meteora-Antichassia region has been officially declared a Natura 2000 Ecological Zone by the Greek Ministry of Environment, for the protection of rare species of birds and flowers. (pass by)
- The 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. (pass by)
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Roussanou MonasteryThe Holy Monastery of Roussanou has received the name of the first probable hermit who settled on the rock. The main cathedral was founded at the end of the 16th century and was decorated thirty years later. Compared to other rocks where monasteries were built, the one of Roussanou has a lower elevation, which makes it more accessible. The monastery was initially founded by monks and it suffered severe damage during World War II. It became a convent in 1988.
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Varlaam MonasteryThe 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.
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Great Meteoron MonasteryThe 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.
- 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. (pass by)
- This is the most accessible monastery, where instead of steps you simply cross a small bridge to reach the entrance. It is ideal for visitors who cannot use the steps and yet they wish to have a real experience of a Meteora monastery. The beginning of monastic life on the rock of Agios Stephanos dates back to early in the 12th century. Hosios Antonios, in the first half of the 15th century, and Hosios Philotheos, who renovated or rather rebuilt from its foundations the old small and elegant Catholicon, the present church of Agios Stephanos, in 1545 are mentioned as its founders. (pass by)
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Meteora Half-Day Small Group Monasteries Tour with Hotel Pickup 20% OFF
Meteora, Greece, Europe
$33.14
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they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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