Hiking in Meteora: Trails Among the Rock Pillars

Hiking in Meteora: Trails Among the Rock Pillars

Hiking ranks among the finest ways to experience Meteora. A web of old monk footpaths and stone-cut steps threads between the giant rock pillars and links the monasteries above the plain. Walkers climb from the village of Kastraki through oak forest and bare rock, reaching the cloisters on foot rather than by road. The paths … Read more

Meteora Tours: Guided Trips, Sunset & Hiking Tours

Meteora Tours: Guided Trips, Sunset & Hiking Tours

Meteora tours bring you to a cluster of towering rock pillars crowned by six working Orthodox monasteries in central Greece. The formations rise above the town of Kalabaka in the Thessaly plain, near the village of Kastraki. Guided trips explain the geology, the monastic history, and the traditions that shaped this UNESCO World Heritage Site. … Read more