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Our trip to Meteora
March 2014
HalkidaMeteora
The Metéora = "middle of the sky", "suspended in the air“ or "in the heavens above“- is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The Metéora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List
The first monks came here in the late 11th and early 12th centuries From Mount Athos . The monks were safe from raiders who wanted control overthe fertile plain of Thessaly.
This is the Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron - it is the largest of the monasteries . The building serves as the main museum for tourists.
The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains , in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka.
The only means of reaching the top of the pillar was by climbing a long ladder, which was drawn up whenever the monks felt threatened .Also large nets were used to haul up both goods and people.
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Exhibits in the museum .
Beautiful flowers are another attraction in monasteries !
Kastraki is the picturesque village at the foot of the huge rocks .
The view from up here is magnificent !
The monasteries dominate the valley and symbolize the fragility of the traditional way of life .
We will certainly come back to explore this unique monument of nature !
Our hotel .
The hotel lounge .
This arched bridge was built in 1514 by St. Vissarion , and up to 1936 was the only link between the plains of Thessaly and the villages of Pindos mountains . It is 67 m long, 2.05 m wide and 30.5 m high at
the centre .
On the second day we travelled to the ski resort at Pertouli . On the way we stopped at this old
stone bridge .
We walked over the bridge and admired the view of the river .
Pertouli is a small mountain village of the Pindos mountain range.It is most famous for the Ski resort that is very popular with snow sports fans in central Greece . The area around the ski resort has one of the most beautiful mountainous scenery of central Greece !
Our last stop was at Elati , a beautiful village , where we had lunch ( delicious local specialities )
and then started our trip back to Halkida .
Travelling fills us with beautiful pictures and makes us richer !
We hope you enjoyed this trip ,
too !