| Page Views: 2,380 Last Visit to Meteora: June, 2002 | ...beyond Kalambaka (over Kastraki) - Meteoraki:) by Redule - last update: Sep 25, 2003 |
Kalambaka is just a little spot offering the shelter to a tourist who came to see its surroundings. It’s impolite to say “surroundings”, because it is… METEORA! At the beginning you’ll watch and wait your eyes admiring the sun setting behind the town Kalambaka, then you’ll get stunned finding the majestic scenery of Meteora mountains and after all you’ll get fix idea to build a monastery on the top of a rock (only after sunstroke;). |
|  | mysterious sceneries... The word Meteora means “hovering in the air” and of course brings to mind the word meteor. Geologists try to disperse all secrets suggesting that the pinnacles were created some 60 million years ago in the Tertiary period, emerging from the cone of a river and further transformed by earthquakes, but none of theories have ever been proven. Greeks used to pick such places as Meteora for spiritual and cult interests since natural beauty and harmony touch people hearts and makes to believe in superior spirits. |
| | town at the foot of mountains... Kalambaka, a tiny town built at the foot of the towering grey rocks, is the gateway to Meteora and one of the most ancient cities of Thessaly, earlier called Eginio and Stagi. During the Turkish domination the name changed to Kalambaka, which means beautiful fortress. During Second World War it was completely destroyed and then rebuilt. Today, about 12 000 people live there. |
| | and monasteries in the air Between the earth and sky, at the tops of huge rocks Greeks found the best place … to build monasteries. You must visit them if you want to acquaint yourself with Greek Orthodoxy. The monasteries contain priceless historical and religious treasures from the Byzantine period. |
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steevie_wanders Sat Dec 8, 2007 22:22 UTC
Meteora looks amazing. Very dramatic rocks! Your 'Theory of Travel' is great - very well observed. It sounds like you have thought a lot about it.. | nickandchris Mon Jan 23, 2006 13:37 UTC
An amazing place. Must get there one of these days. Fantastic photos and interesting tips. Thanks. | FruitLover Fri Jan 13, 2006 22:18 UTC
Halleluja, Reda ! Xcellent pics, amazing stories seem to be taken from fairy tales ! I'll do my best to keep my soul while visiting the site within 10 days. End of January is good time, isn't it? A possible snow?? Cheers ! | mengu Fri Nov 11, 2005 16:05 UTC
Great page of Meteora, thanks.. |
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