"sacred rocks" Meteora by paragianna75

Meteora Travel Guide: 383 reviews and 965 photos

Meteora, a place situated just at the heart of Greece, a cultural and natural heritage according Unesco, a group of strange big rocks like supernatural sculptures as you can see from the pictures.The place is known for its famous climbing routes and for the monasteries that are lied on the top of some of the rocks.

Climbing was known in Meteora from the 11th century as it was the basic way for the monks to reach their monasteries with the help of wooden and rope ladders but it is also said that even before the monasteries the hermits were climbing the rocks and they were staying inside the physical cavities so they can be isolated and through the action of climbing to prove their faith.
Today only 6 of the 24 monasteries are inhabited.

a flight among these rocks is an unforgetable experience...

Last visit to Meteora: Jun 2007
Intro Updated Jun 14, 2007
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Reviews (10)

Varlaam monastery Things to Do (7)

coming soon... more travel advice

clothes Warnings and Dangers (2)

If you want to visit the monasteries in Meteora you have to be careful of what you are wearing. Women:long skirts and... more travel advice

Ossuary-Great Meteoro Things to Do (7)

A special room where the bones and the skulls of the monks are kept for centuries. more travel advice

Tower-Great Meteoro Things to Do (7)

From this tower, built in 1520, monks were puting up mostly food and ofcourse anything else that was needed fast and... more travel advice

Local Customs (1)
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XtravelloverX Sep 15, 2008 at 8:33 PM

Wonderful informtion and pictures!!! We're going to Athens next June and I really want to rock climb (beginner) at Meteora...do you recommend a tour guide for such a trip?
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sayedaburas Nov 9, 2007 at 9:32 PM

Sweet Sweet Giann mou! How sweet of you Sweetie. Thanks a lot for sharing (~_~)
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mvtouring Oct 25, 2007 at 3:32 AM

what a great page and what an interesting find for me. Really enjoyed it ;-)
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matt10gonzalez Oct 24, 2007 at 9:49 AM

Hi! Sure I'll ask you for help! Haha! Oh wow!! Meteora never changed! It still looks the same as of 2003! By the way...IS that you flying down the rocks? coooll!!! I heard you love rock climbing, you must have climbed the rocks already!
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janetanne Jun 16, 2007 at 5:01 AM

PARAPENTE! Bravo! I want to do that too! You amaze me; I never would have guessed you were such a brave girl!:):)
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popoze Apr 12, 2007 at 3:10 AM

Really beautiful Great picture . Lin