Xenos Kalambaka
Meteora Kalambaka, Thessaly, 42200, Greece
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Seeing the sun greet this quaint port was another one of those moments. It was almost as if this was a private port and the ship was almost too big.
We opted to head to the Mercuri Winery and leisurely walk the city. Many people decided to take ship's tours of Olympia. There was a "hop on hop off" bus tour available. We jumped on that and made a complete circuit. Very pretty countryside and well maintained. We opted ...
Pinnacle monasteries
... still a very impressive feat and securing a water supply must have been almost as tricky.
The monasteries are not quite as inaccessible as they seem from below, as a hill behind does most of the climbing and these days there is a road between them (though not actually to the monasteries). The views from the monasteries and the road are tremendous, toward the main spine of the pinnacles, over the villages below and over the plain of Thessaly. It ...
Delphi
... as the foremost oracle for so many centuries, it is just full of the character of the people who put so much effort and wealth into the place with the expectation of getting so much in return.
After Delphi and a transfer to another bus, the long journey to Kalambaka started. This bus was small, old, uncomfortable, lacking in proper air ...
Holy Rocky Mountain High!
... picture and then heads to nunnery. Since we wanted to climb up this one, we stayed back while the rest left. Maria made sure to book a cab to pick us from there in an hour's time. From the drop point we had to climb down the path and then up steps carved into the side of the rock wall to reach the summit of the rock hill where the monastery was perched upon. The climb up the stairs was as beautiful as exhausting. We felt our breath stuck in our lungs but we ...
From the Capital to Kalambaka via Ancient Delphi
... that when Alexander the Great came and asked the question if he will conquer his enemies and rule the world, initially the oracles said she couldn’t answer him. Enraged Alexander dragged the oracle by her hair and left her when she cried – “you are unbeatable”! We walked up and came to the amphitheater – magnificent as all the other stadiums we saw in Athens – intact and well preserved. Beyond that there was 15 minutes of steep hike up the ...



