Archive for 'Meteora'
the monastries of meteora: tough on the calves!
Day 18: Meteora. A town to which, centuries ago, monks built inaccessible monastries on top of monolithic limestone pinnacles to escape persecution and find solitude closer to God. Back in their day, one could only obtain access to each monastry by being vertically hauled up in rope nets. The story goes that the monks only […]
Posted: July 15th, 2007 under Greece, Meteora.
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vrakos camping, kastriaki, meteora, greece
Day 17: We’d been warned that booking in advance throughout July and August would be wise however there was still plenty of places available at this large camping ground in the shadow of the limestone peaks at Meteora. All the usual facilities and just a short walk to the town centre of Kastriaki. We were […]
Posted: July 14th, 2007 under Greece, Camping, Meteora.
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