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Travel Blogs from Kalambaka
The Mist Also Rises
... into a Greek Orthodox Church. I really enjoyed seeing the original paintings and carvings in the sanctuary. The tradition of receiving unsolicited free food continued when the old ladies of the church came and gave us cookies and chocolates as we were leaving. They're friendly in Greece!
The next morning brought quite a bit of rain that continued throughout the day, but that almost made it better for visiting ...
We are deep into Greece
We drove 5 hours north of Athens to this mystical
place. This morning we visited the
towering rock formations of Meteora. On
top of which are built the famous monasteries.
Views were breathtaking. Some of
the monasteries date to the 16th century. Meteora means “suspended in the air”. ...
Termópilas
... hora de jantar.
Jantámos no hotel, buffet (incluído no Tour), aqui a comida também foi muito boa, o Diogo comeu uma quantidade enorme de carne grelhada, kebab, com arroz.
O resto da noite passámos no hotel a beber umas bebidas no bar, porque o hotel ainda fica distante de Kalambaka, só dava para ir de táxi. Fomo-nos deitar cedo porque o wake up call seria às 07:00.
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The mystery of Monasteries
The Metéora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. There are six monasteries built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. The Metéora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The landscape ...
A welcomed end to a long day!
... bus driver was very careful and he drove slowly, I thought, but for those people who suffer from motion sickness it was awful. To add to the already uncomfortable ride the bus' air conditioning did not seem to be working and in case you don't know being motion sick and hot is not a good combination. Our group was in the front of the bus and none of us were bothered but as the afternoon wore on those in ...
Other places to stay in Kalambaka
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Orfeas Hotel
58 Pindou Street, Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $85 -
Divani Meteora Hotel
National Road, Trikala-Ioannina, Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $114 -
Amalia Hotel Kalambaka
Theopetra, Kalambaka | 4 star hotelfrom $96 -
Hotel Famissi Eden
Koumaries str, Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $77 -
Hotel Antoniadis
148 Trikalon-Ioanninon, Kalambaka | Hotelfrom $67 -
Antoniades Hotel
148 Trikalon-Ioanninon, Kalambaka | 3 star hotel -
Alsos House
5, Kanari Str., Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $51 -
Xenos Hotel
Meteora, Kalambaka | Hotel -
Dellas Boutique Hotel
Kalambakas - Kastrakiou Str., Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $68 -
Doupiani House
Kastraki, Meteora, Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $60 -
Hotel Meteora
Trikalon-Ioanninon, Kalambaka | 5 star hotelfrom $37 -
Koka Roka
Kalambaka, Greece, Kalambaka | Hotel -
Hotel Edelweiss
3, El. Venizelou Str., Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $42 -
Galaxy
31 Hatzipetrou Str, Kalambaka | Hotelfrom $33 -
Hotel Kaikis
146 Trikalon Street, Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $48 -
Alexiou Hotel
Trikalon 144-B, Kalambaka | 3 star hotelfrom $55 -
Hotel Aeolic Star
Adove Central Square Ath. Diakou, Kalambaka | Hotel -
Hotel Sakellaridis
Trikalon Street, Kalambaka | Hotel
