• Meteora - Experience the charm and history of Meteora on a day trip from Athens. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Greek countryside during a comfortable train ride to Kalambaka. Travel with a guide in a van or bus and stop to photograph six historic monasteries.
  Start at Larissis station, Athens’ main railway station, where you will board the train to Kalambaka. Relish the unique scenic routes offered by the Greek countryside throughout your journey.

Upon arrival, meet your guide holding a signboard with your name. Walk with your guide to the Meteora Monasteries to admire the stunning Christian architecture. Explore over 700 years of history and the monasteries’ influence.
After the tour, you will be transferred to Kalabaka’s city center, where you will have about an hour to enjoy lunch or coffee under the shadow of giant rocks. You will receive all the necessary information on how to get to the train station.

• Kastraki - Upon arrival in Kalambaka, there will be a 20-minute stop for lunch, a break, a food market visit, or coffee.
• Meteora - View all six monasteries from the outside and visit three of them depending on the day of arrival: - Great Meteoron Monastery: the oldest and largest. - Varlaam Monastery: the second largest. - Saint Stephen’s Monastery: the most accessible. - Holy Trinity: the most challenging to access (featured in a James Bond movie). - Roussanou Monastery: easily accessible. - Saint Nicholas Monastery: known for its significant iconography and the first one encountered on the way to Meteora.

• Visit the Hermit Caves
• Bottled water
• See all six remaining monasteries and visit 3 of them
• Luxury mini-bus transportation by Mercedes
• Local English-speaking tour leader
• Wi-Fi and USB chargers on board
• Round-trip ticket from Athens-Kalambaka with e-mailed train e-tickets

• Monasteries entrance fees which are 3€
• Gratuities (optional)
• Credit cards are not accepted for paying the monasteries entrance fees
• Travel insurance
• Option for another tour language (to be arranged at an extra cost)
• Pickup / Drop off from Accommodation in Athens to railway station
• Licensed guide, inside the monasteries
• Lunch

Begin from Stathmos Larissis, the central railway station of Athens, where you will get on the train that takes you to Kalambaka. The train departs at 07:58 AM.At approximately 10:45 AM, the train will make a stop at Paleofarsalos, where you should exit and catch the connecting bus that will continue the trip to Kalambaka. Throughout your journey, indulge in the unique scenic the Greek countryside provides.Upon arrival, meet your guide, who will be holding a signboard with your name on it.

~Full day rail trip from Athens

~See all six remaining monasteries

~Visit three of them

~Luxurious air conditioned Mercedes mini-bus for your transportation to Meteora

~Free Wifi

~Round-trip rail tickets inlcluded to the price

No credit card

accepted for paying the entrance fee to the monasteries

Small groups for a more personalized experience

~If you are in Athens this is propably the ideal way to explore one of the most

impressive monuments worldwide.

• You will receive an e-mail with the train e-tickets a few days before the tour.
• Please make sure you have cash for the monasteries 3 euro each entrance
• If you do not receive the tickets a day before the trip, please contact us

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.