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Thessaloniki to Meteora – Private Day Trip

It’s More Than a Day Trip!

TRIP PLAN

• Pick up and drop off service from your hotel in Thessaloniki
• Short stop at Venetikos River and Bridge
• Short stop for Coffee break
• Arrival time at Meteora: 12:30 (approx)
• See all monasteries from the View Points (The Monastery of Great Meteoron, The Monastery of Varlaam, The Monastery of Rousanou, The Monastery of St. Stephen, The Monastery of Holy Trinity, The Monastery of St. Nikolaos)
• Enter inside 1-2 monasteries (optionally)
  (We recommend The Monastery of St. Stephen because you can enter without using steps, you need only pass a bridge)

LUNCH
Lunch time: 14:30 (approx). We will have lunch in a traditional village, not a tourist place. You can pre-order what you would like to eat and they will cook for us. Unique food experience!

AFTER LUNCH PLAN (OPTIONALLY)

• Visit Trikala City and the Central Bridge of Litheos River (optionally)
• Visit Larissa City and the Square of Jewish Martyrs of Larissa (optionally)
• Visit Litochoro Village on Mount Olympus (optionally)

Included

• Pick up and drop off service from your hotel in Thessaloniki
• See all monasteries (The Monastery of Great Meteoron, The Monastery of Varlaam, The Monastery of Roussanou, The Monastery of St. Stephen, The Monastery of Holy Trinity, The Monastery of St. Nikolaos)
• Enter inside 1-3 monasteries (usually Great Meteoron, Varlaam and Roussanou)
• Visiting Trikala City and the Central Bridge of Litheos River (optionally)
• Visiting Larissa City and the Square of Jewish Martyrs of Larissa  (optionally)
• English-speaking tour leader
• Transportation by air-conditioned V.I.P. car, minivan or minibus
• Professional English-speaking Driver (applies for transports by car or minivan)
• Professional English-speaking Driver & Escort of our office (applies for transport by minibus)
• Wifi on board (free)
• Bottle of water and coffee during the route (free)
• After the trip you will receive with email edited photos and video of your trip.

Not Included

• Gratuities (optional)
• Guide who speaks your language
• Entrance fees per person at each monastery
• Lunch Cost

Additional Information

• Participants under the age of 12 must have a parent or guardian.
• Wear closed toed shoes.
• There are many beautiful sights. You are encouraged to bring a camera along.
• Weather will not affect the operation of the tours.
• However if canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
• The monasteries have a strict dress code men must wear trousers and long sleeves, women must wear a long skirt.
• If you do turn up in shorts, trousers and skirts will be provided.
• Departure point: Pick up from your hotel in Thessaloniki
• Departure time: 9:00 am
• Duration: 10 hours (approx.)
• Return details: Returns to original Pick up point

Thessaloniki to Meteora – Private Day Trip

Your tour will be a life time experience!!!

ABOUT METEORA

Pillars of rock, sculpted by prehistoric rivers and crowned by otherworldly monasteries, monuments to the power of faith.
Meteora means ‘suspended in space’. Your first, second and third sight of these impossibly tall, vertical rocks will have you gasping in disbelief. But it’s not just the incredible geology that stretches your imagination. It’s the monasteries balanced on these pinnacles. How did they get there? The monks who built them were the original rock climbers, lifting the materials up with pulleys, nets and their bare hands.

Today, fans of the sport come to Meteora from the world over, to pit themselves against these gigantic rocks. Unesco has declared Meteora a World Heritage Site. The Greek state calls it a sacred spot, inviolate and immutable. You’ll no doubt come up with other adjectives to describe Meteora, this wonder of the world.

ABOUT TRIKALA CITY

The Bridge of Trikala

Central Bridge of Trikala
The Central Bridge was built in 1886 by French engineers and is metal. Visitors can admire the view of the green banks of the river Lithaios and the statue of Asclepius on the opposite bridge.
An architectural jewel and a symbolic bridge. The central pedestrian bridge of Trikala is the main connecting point of the city, uniting the trikals, making it the reference point, functioning as a point of unity.
Since the end of 1888, when the construction was completed, the bridge was the trademark, precisely because it was the one, the large, the central bridge. French engineers, from the company that built the Thessaly Railroad, edited design, study and construction, apparently inspired by bridges projects on the Seine. The minerals were shipped from France.

Statue of Asclepius, the god of medicine
In ancient times the town of Trikki was known for its Asclepius and as the home of the famous Doctor Asclepius. Excavations made since the beginning of the 20th century brought to light three Roman-era buildings and a Byzantine-era building. Asclepius was originally a mortal and later became the god of medicine and healing, according to the ancient Greeks. The myth of Asclepius is connected to the origins of medical science and the healing arts. His cult was particularly popular all over Greece and people from all Meditarranean countries used to come to his temples, named Asclepieion, to be cured. Remains these temples can be seen till today. His story is pretty interesting and is actually a story of punishment.

Thessaloniki to Meteora – Private Day Trip

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