Famissi Eden Kalambaka
Koumaries str Kalambaka, Thessaly, 42200, Greece
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Monks and Monestaries in Meteora
A short drive day today from Athens to a small town Kalabaka which is at the foot of Meteora, a settlement of monestaries high up on the most amazing rock formations. These monestaries were built by the monks who scaled the hundreds up metres up the rock face with a bunch of pulley systems. Looking at the hills and buildings today, for monks who …
No one can out-Alex you: Delphi
Delphi was perhaps the most sacred site in ancient Greek culture, and the seat of its most famous oracle. Anyone who wanted a prophecy about anything major they wanted to do - such as a king planning to conquer a huge empire - went there to ask how it would go. The prophesying was done by a priestess named the Pythia, who spoke after inhaling the …
Kalambaka
Today we had a rather long day. We started out by seeing the archaeological site at Delphi. Because parking at the site is at a premium, we left the car in front of the hotel where we'd almost miraculously found a spot the afternoon before - and walked over. Slowly. The day was already hot and was only going to get hotter, so we didn't feel like …
Meteora monasteries
I have never driven in such a thick fog than the first 50 km from Delphi. Sometimes I could see only 10-20 meters and only the navigator revealed the curves. Rest of the road to Kalambaka is nothing special until you start to see the cliffs of Meteora. The whole city of Kalambaka is in the shadow of Meteora cliffs. The actual monasteries are behind …
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