Tour
#8A Meteora 2 Days
From November to March - Every Wednesday
From April to October - Every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
Dep.: 8:45am – Ret.: 7:00pm |
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EURO
186 PER
PERSON IN 4 STAR HOTEL
SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT: EURO 34
EURO 159 PER
PERSON IN TOURIST CLASS HOTELS
SINGLE
SUPPLEMENT: EURO 28 |
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1st
DAY: Drive through
LEVADIA and ARACHOVA
(famous for its bright multi colored
carpets) arrive in DELPHI.
At the foot of Mount Parnassos,
within the angle formed by the twin
rocks of the Phaedriades, lies the
Pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi,
which had the most famous oracle of
ancient Greece. Delphi was regarded
as the centre of the world.
According to mythology, it is here
that the two eagles sent out by Zeus
from the ends of the universe to
find the navel of the world met. The
sanctuary of Delphi, set within a
most spectacular landscape, was for
many centuries the cultural and
religious centre and symbol of unity
for the Hellenic world and seat of
the Pythian Games, the second most
important games in Greece after the
Olympics, which were held every four
years.
Visit of the archaeological site
(Museum not included)
After visits depart to
KALAMBAKA through the
towns of Central Greece AMPHISSA
– LAMIA & TRIKALA crossing the
Thessalian Plain, the granary of
Greece. – Dinner & Overnight in
KALAMBAKA (D).
2nd
DAY: Today we will see one
of the most amazing places in Greece
- METEORA
Meaning ‘suspended in air’ the name
Meteora soon came to encompass the
entire rock community of 24
monasteries, the biggest and most
important group of monasteries in
Greece after those in Mount Athos
There were no steps and the main
access to the monasteries was by
means of a net that was hitched over
a hook and hoisted up by rope and a
hand cranked windlass to winch
towers overhanging the chasm. Monks
descended in the nets or on
retractable wooden ladders up to 40m
long to the fertile valleys below to
grow grapes, corn and potatoes. Each
community developed its own
resources and by the end of the 14th
century, the Grand Meteoron emerged
as the dominant community.
The rock monasteries have been
characterized by UNESCO as a unique
phenomenon of cultural heritage.
After visits
start the drive back to
ATHENS passing through
THERMOPYLAE
(Photo Stop) & KAMMENA
VOURLA.
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