Japan Tohoku guide - travel related information

Introduce many attractive places and culture in Tohoku Japan

Meteora, experiencing sanctuaries lasting several generation at monasteries (1)

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<Great Meteoron in Meteora>

 

Meteora is located near the town of Kalampaka and consists of rock pinnacles topped with 24 monasteries in total.

And 6 of monasteries are open to public, we visited three monasteries this time, Great Meteoron, Holy Trinity (Agia Triada) and St. Stephen.

 

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<Kalampaka town near Meteora> 

 

The first hermit arrived this area to seek spiritual isolation and inhabited rocky caves

At that time, accessible way was with sole aid of rope and ladder.

 

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<Rocky caves and monasteries> 

 

Hermits' drive of faith guiding them towards the unbeatable monasteries with highest architectural and artistic value.

Then Meteora natural rocks became a shelter of human civilization.

 

(Last visit) May/2018

 

(Access) From Athens visitor can take either a train or a bus to Meteora. The trains leave from Larissa station in Athens, while the buses leave from Terminal B, at Liossion Street.

Both transportation takes about 4.5 to 5 hours one way.