Meteora Reviews -General

We went to Meteora last autumn on a 2-day tour from Athens. The area looked amazing in the pictures we had seen and so did from close! Huge, barren rocks in the middle of a valley and on top of them... monasteries, as if the monks are trying to pray closer to God to be heard more easily...

We arrived at noon in Meteora and went straight ahead to the monasteries. The typical Byzantine nunneries, just quieter. The nuns leaving there will not disturb you and they seem to be used of visitors. They will offer you spoon sweet and a glass of water. After you pass the yard, there are the cells and small chapels. In one monastery, you will see a museum with folk items and dead people's heads. Shocking at first sight, my daughter (7 years) started crying when she saw them!

We had lunch in a nice tavern in Kalambaka and in the afternoon, we went to Trikala. This is a lovely town with fresh water running from fountains and a large river crossing it. It was October but the day was hot and we had sweaten from so much walking.

Next day, on the way back to Athens, we made a stop at Thermopylae where the historical battle between the Persians and the 300 Spartans leaded by Leonidas took place. There are some statues there totally untouched by time. Now that I call it back, it was a nice excursion. I come to Greece every year since 1995 and it keeps surprising me. The mainland can be equally nice as the islands!