Athens Trip Overview
Want to experience one of the most unique sights in Greece? Soak up the sun and take a day trip to Meteora with your friends and family! Forget the crowded group tours filled with selfie sticks and hop on your private car with your experienced driver who will take you off the beaten path to this magical place. At Meteora, you can explore the area in one day, see a number of monasteries, and relax in spectacular scenery. The drive from Athens is about four hours long and well worth it!
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Duration: 14 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Want to experience one of the most unique sights in Greece? Soak up the sun and take a day trip to Meteora with your friends and family! Forget the crowded group tours filled with selfie sticks and hop on your private car with your experienced driver who will take you off the beaten path to this magical place. At Meteora, you can explore the area in one day, see a number of monasteries, and relax in spectacular scenery. The drive from Athens is about four hours long and well worth it!
Itinerary
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Pass By: Athens, Athens, Attica
Starting from Athens, this tour will take you to Meteora in a private car. The route is about 4 hours, but that’s not counting the time we’ll need for breaks and photo-ops at Leonida’s Monument and the lookout point by the town of Kalambaka.
Stop At: Battlefield of Thermopylae, Thermopylae Greece
First, we stop at Leonida’s Monument for a short photo-op and to pay our respects to Leonidas, also known as the Lion of Sparta. The monument is dedicated to Leonidas I, who with his 300 helot warriors held off thousands of Persians—including Xerxes himself—at Thermopylae in 480 B.C., until they were all slaughtered.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Meteora, Meteora, Trikala Region, Thessaly
Our road trip finally meets Meteora and its spectacular view of cliffs with monasteries at the edge.You’ll be able to explore these breathtaking monasteries at your own pace, taking pictures and enjoying the breathtaking views from within the complex. This is one of the most spectacular sites available within Greece, and it’s well worth exploring at your own speed so that you can really enjoy it!
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Kastraki, Kastraki, Kalambaka, Trikala Region, Thessaly
After the fascinating tour of monasteries we will stop here for some lunch before returning to Athens and round off the tour by taking you back to your accommodation.
Duration: 1 hour
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